{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Meritor recall 18E058: Meritor Wheel Stud",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18e058/",
  "summary": "Recall 18E058 (Meritor): If enough of the improperly heat treated studs fail on the same steer axle hub, the wheel may detach, increasing the risk of a...",
  "excerpt": "Meritor Wheel Stud, model year 9999. Filed by Meritor, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 20 July 2018. 3,300 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Meritor, Inc. (Meritor) is recalling certain Wheel Studs, part number 09001988, installed in steer axle hubs. The wheel studs may have not been properly heat treated causing them to fail. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If enough of the improperly heat treated studs fail on the same steer axle hub, the wheel may detach, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18E058 Meritor, Inc. Wheels 20 July 2018 9999-9999 MERITOR WHEEL STUD If enough of the improperly heat treated studs fail on the same steer axle hub, the wheel may detach, increasing the risk of a crash. Meritor has notified the purchasers of the affected hubs, and those vehicle manufacturers will replace the wheel studs or replace the entire hub, free of charge. The recall began August 31, 2018. Owners may contact Meritor customer service at 1-866-668-7221. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archiv",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:13:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-15T11:16:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Meritor recall 18E058: Meritor Wheel Stud\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18e058/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}