Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs (Eldorado)
Vehicle recall 98V-193. NHTSA received ELDORADO NATIONAL’s report on Aug 17, 1998.
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The short answer
NHTSA received ELDORADO NATIONAL’s report on Aug 17, 1998. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 25, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
THESE RINGS PROVIDE THE DISHED SURFACE FOR THE FLARED NUTS TO CONTACT.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUSES BUILT ON A CHEVROLET GMT 600 CUTAWAY CHASSIS WITH A GRANNING TAG AXLE ADDED.
WHEN THE WHEELS WERE INSTALLED ON THE TAG AXLE, THE RETAINING RING THAT GOES BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE LUG NUTS WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs.
What should you do?
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO RETAINER RINGS WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 12, 1998.OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE RETAINER RINGS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ELDORADO NATIONAL AT 1-800-850-1287.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 35 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- Eldorado Aerotechand 1997 and 1998, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by ELDORADO NATIONAL.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 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 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 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 25, 2026.