The problem
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with alloy wheels and sold in puerto rico. These wheels were manufactured without the steel bushing inserts around the wheel bolt openings, allowing friction between the wheel bolt seats and the wheel bolts. This can result in the bolts loosening during hard braking.
The risk
The wheel could detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will retorque the wheel bolts and will update the owner's manual wheel bolt torque specification.
Contacts
Owner notification began december 9, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daewoo puerto rico at 1-787-274-1565. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
What to do
- Check your VIN. Enter it at nhtsa.gov/recalls - it shows whether this recall applies to your vehicle and whether the repair has been done.
- Call a dealer. Any authorized Daewoo Puerto Rico dealer will do the repair free, whether or not you bought the vehicle there. Quote campaign 99V336002.
- Ask about parts and a loaner. If parts aren't available yet, ask what to do in the meantime.
- Keep your paperwork. If you paid for this repair before the recall, you may be able to get reimbursed - here's how.