{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"97V106000","date":"1997-06-28","owner_notified":"1997-07-15","manufacturer":"GENERAL MOTORS CORP.","component":"WHEELS:SPACE SAVER WHEEL","summary":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES.   THE COMPACT SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLIES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH INCORRECT RIMS.  IF THE SPARE TIRE IS UNDERINFLATED, THE BEAD CAN SEPARATE FROM THE RIM CAUSING A RAPID LOSS OF AIR.  THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 110, \"TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.\"","consequence":"A RAPID LOSS OF AIR CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.","remedy":"DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIM ON THE COMPACT SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY. OWNERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO USE THE SPARE TIRE UNTIL THE RIM HAS BEEN REPLACED.","notes":"OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN DURING JULY 1997. 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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":652,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1997,"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"CAVALIER","vehicle_id":"1997_chevrolet_cavalier","match":"exact","built_from":"1997-04-01","built_to":"1997-04-30"},{"year":1997,"make":"PONTIAC","model":"SUNFIRE","vehicle_id":"1997_pontiac_sunfire","match":"exact","built_from":"1997-04-01","built_to":"1997-04-30"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/97V106000"}