Liquid Metal Kronk, model year 9999. Filed by LiquidMetal Motorsports, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 8 April 2014. 31,000 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says LiquidMetal Motorsports, Inc. (LiquidMetal) is recalling certain Kronk wheels, Style No. 43, wheel sizes 16x8, 17x8.5, 18x9, and 20x9, manufactured June 1, 2013, through early March 2014, sold through Discount Tire/America's Tire Stores. The affected wheels may crack resulting in a loss of tire pressure.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14E014 cover?
- Liquid Metal Kronk.
- What is wrong with them?
- LiquidMetal Motorsports, Inc. (LiquidMetal) is recalling certain Kronk wheels, Style No. 43, wheel sizes 16x8, 17x8.5, 18x9, and 20x9, manufactured June 1, 2013, through early March 2014, sold through Discount Tire/America's Tire Stores.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A rapid loss of tire pressure may cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. LiquidMetal will notify owners and dealers will replace the wheels with wheels of a comparable value, free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2014. Owners may contact Liquid Metal at 1-714-990-2466.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “A rapid loss of tire pressure may cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14E014 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | LiquidMetal Motorsports, Inc. |
| System at fault | Wheels |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 April 2014 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | LIQUID METAL KRONK |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A rapid loss of tire pressure may cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
LiquidMetal will notify owners and dealers will replace the wheels with wheels of a comparable value, free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2014. Owners may contact Liquid Metal at 1-714-990-2466.
What it said before
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 archive on the next pass.
This is one of 191 notices in the record whose component field names wheels. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 30 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14E014, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14e014/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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