Hearth Record

Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs (Ravens)

Vehicle recall 85V-121. NHTSA received RAVENS MANUFACTURING CO.’s report on Oct 10, 1985.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received RAVENS MANUFACTURING CO.’s report on Oct 10, 1985. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 26, 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.

THE GR#5 CAP NUT MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT APPLIED TO THE OUTER WHEELS.

CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF THE NUT FAILS, ALLOWING THE OUTER WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE UNIT AND ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs.

What should you do?

REPLACE GR#5 CAP NUTS WITH GR#8 CAP NUTS.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: WHEELS/INNER CAP NUTS. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: DUMP TRAILERS WITH ALUMINUM DUAL DISC WHEELS USING GR#5INNER CAP NUTS.
  • Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 67 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Ravens Ravensand 1984 and 1985, before the model years listed here

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by RAVENS MANUFACTURING CO..
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 26, 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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

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 26, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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