Service bulletin R73

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10119608
Published by NHTSA	2017-10-21
Manufacturer's number	R73
Manufacturer's date	2016-08-01
NHTSA component	WHEELS

NHTSA's summary

Customer Satisfaction Notification R73 Wheel Stud Wrench The wheel stud wrench on about 11,700 of the above vehicles may break during use due to a non-compliant heat treatment process causing the material hardness to be out of specification. The wheel stud wrench must be replaced on the affected vehicles.

The document

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Components

Wheels

Vehicles listed
FIAT 500X	2016
JEEP RENEGADE	2015, 2016

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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