NHTSA Manufacturer Communications 10190932
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Original text
Refinishing Aluminum Wheels This bulletin updates General Motor's position on refinishing aluminum wheels. GM does not endorse any repairs that involve welding, bending, straightening o re-machining. Only cosmetic refinishing of the wheel's coatings, using recommended procedures, is allowed. Evaluating Damage In evaluating damage, it is the GM Dealer's responsibility to inspect the wheel for corrosion, scrapes, gouges, etc. The Dealer must insure that such damage is not deeper than what can be sanded or polished off. The wheel must be inspected for cracks. If cracks are found, discard the wheel. Any wheels with bent rim flanges must not be repaired or refinished. Wheels that have been refinished by an outside company must be returned to the same vehicle. The Dealer must record the wheel ID stamp or the cast date on the wheel in order to assure this requirement. Refer to Refinisher's Responsibility  Outside Company later in this bulletin.
Source
- Source
- NHTSA Manufacturer Communications — Communication from a manufacturer to dealers (summary published by a government agency)
- Reporter type
- Manufacturer
- Source reference
- 10190932
- Country / market
- US
- Language
- en
- Document version
- Version 2 (2 held)
- Note on the source
- US federal government dataset of communications manufacturers sent to dealers. NHTSA publishes a summary of each communication, not its full text.
Dates
- Incident date
- Unknown
- Received by source
- 2021-04-26
- Added to the source's file
- 2021-04-26
- Issued / published
- 2014-02-01
- First observed
- 2026-10-05 02:21 UTC (initial bulk load)
- This version fetched
- 2026-10-05 03:49 UTC