Recall Register

American Racing: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 3 equipment recall campaigns for American Racing. NHTSA received the reports from 1996 to 2000. The campaigns have 7,985 units in total. The newest campaign is 00E067000. NHTSA received the report on 31 Oct 2000.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 7,985 units in total.

  1. 00E067000Received . 4,808 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: 16-inch, 8-lug, aluminum alloy wheels, aftermarket wheels for use on trucks or suvs, polished neptune 151 series and chrome neptune 651 series. The part number being recalled are 1516870, 1516882, 6516870, and 6516882. Improper chamfer dimension LED to an interference in the flange of the center cap protruding into the seating area of the wheel thus preventing the proper seating of the wheel, which resulted in the failure.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The defect could result in the wheel coming off the vehicle without warning, which could result in a vehicle crash, injury to the occupant, and/or to people outside the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    American racing will notify its customers to contact a local american racing warehouse to schedule repairs free of charge.

    Products named: American Racing Polished Neptune; Chrome Neptune 6516882; Chrome Neptune 6516870; Polished Neptune 1516882; Polished Neptune 1516870; American Racing Chrome Neptune.

    Report filed by AMERICAN RACING WHEELS.

  2. 98E016000Received . 2,397 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: 500/501 series, 16" aluminum alloy wheel (500 series designed for front-wheel drive vehicles and 501 series for rear-wheel drive). The center of the wheel can fracture and separate from the rim.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the wheel separated, a loss of vehicle control can occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace these wheels, including all costs associated with vehicle towing and installation, labor, mounting and balancing of the replacement wheels; a full refund for the wheels including any associated costs; or replacement of these wheels with applicable original equipment manufacturer's (oem) wheels, including all costs associated with the vehicle towing, purchase, installation, labor, mounting and balancing of the oem wheels.

    Products named: American Racing 501; American Racing 500.

    Report filed by AMERICAN RACING WHEELS.

  3. 96E020000Received . 780 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A lack of weld penetration attaching the wheel center to the rim.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The wheel can break apart or loss of air pressure in the tire can occur potentially increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.

    Products named: American Racing Saturn Dualie.

    Report filed by AMERICAN RACING EQUIPMENT.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

American Racing equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1996, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • 5001
  • 5011
  • Chrome Neptune1
  • Polished Neptune1
  • Saturn Dualie1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. American Racing: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/american-racing/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: AMERICAN RACING WHEELS; AMERICAN RACING EQUIPMENT.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which American Racing products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 5 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 500
How many units does a American Racing equipment campaign have?
The median American Racing campaign has 2,397 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the American Racing campaigns name most often?
Wheels, in 3 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.