# NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA86030
> **WELDS CRACK** · Opened 1986-09-12 · Closed 1987-12-04
## Investigation
- **Action number:** EA86030
- **Type:** Engineering Analysis
- **Open date:** 1986-09-12
- **Close date:** 1987-12-04
- **Manufacturer:** CUSTOM & COMMERCIAL WHEEL
- **Affected makes:** CUSTOM AND COMMERCIAL
- **Affected components:** SUSPENSION
- **Affected model years:** 1984, 1985, 1986
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 3
## Summary

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:THE MANUFACTURER MAINTAINS THAT THE WHEEL FAILURES ARE AT WORST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT DUE TO OWNER ABUSE OR AN OCCASIONAL FAULTY WELD.ALLEGEDLY, ANY FAILURES ARE FROM THE RECALLED GRANVILLE UNITS MIS-APPLIED BY ACRA TIRE.ANALYSIS:THE RADIAL TIRE APPEARS TO OVERLOAD THE WELDED DUAL REAR WHEELASSEMBLY RESULTING IN FATIGUE CRACKS.THE FATIGUE CRACKINGOF THE JOINTS RESULTS IN AIR LOSS AND POTENTIAL SUDDEN TIRE FAILURE.STATUS:THE SUSPECT WHEELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY THE KNOWN VEHICLEMANUFACTURER (GRANVILLE 87V-042).CLOSED 12/4/87.#===

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=EA86030)
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