Wheels (Cushman)
Vehicle recall 82V-046. NHTSA received OUTBOARD MARINE CORP.’s report on May 11, 1982.
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The short answer
NHTSA received OUTBOARD MARINE CORP.’s report on May 11, 1982. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, A SUBSTANDARD WELD MAY EXIST IN THE AREA WHICH JOINS THE INNER AND OUTER WHEEL RIM TOGETHER.
IF THE WELD WERE TO FAIL DURING RE-INFLATION OF THE TIRE, THE RIM HALVES COULD SEPARATE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Wheels.
What should you do?
DEALER WILL REPLACE SUSPECT RIMS WITH NEW RIMS AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: THREE-WHEEL VEHICLES.SYSTEM: WHEELS; WHEEL RIM.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: RIM SEPARATION DURING REINFLATION COULD CAUSE INJURY TOTHE REPAIRMAN.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,361 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Cushman Policeand 1981 and 1982, before the model years listed here
- Cushman Haulsterand 1981 and 1982, before the model years listed here
- Cushman Delivery Vanand 1981 and 1982, before the model years listed here
- Cushman Refuseand 1981 and 1982, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by OUTBOARD MARINE CORP..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.