Vision Wheel Recalls More Than 36,000 Aftermarket Wheels Over Cracking Risk

The company said the material may have inconsistencies, which could cause the wheel to crack after hitting a bump, pothole, or curb.

Different kinds of rims are displayed at the 2014 Paris Auto Show on Oct. 2, 2014. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images

Vision Wheel, Inc., has issued a recall of 36,661 wheels that may have been improperly manufactured, causing the wheel to crack and potentially resulting in an accident.

According to the manufacturer, the material may have inconsistencies, resulting in the wheel cracking after hitting a bump, pothole, or curb. In its March 19 notice, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) noted that a wheel that fractures in that case can cause loss of vehicle stability and present a safety hazard.

The recall involves certain aftermarket aluminum wheels with part numbers 640-6744GBMF38, 640-6765GBMF40, 640-7710GBMF40, 640-7744GBMF40, or 640-7765GBMF40.

Vehicle owners with these wheel numbers should bring the vehicle to the dealership where they made their purchase, where the wheels can be replaced free of charge.

Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed sometime this month. Owners may also contact Vision Wheel’s customer service department at 844-388-4746. The Vision Wheel recall number is 2127-0616.

The wheels in the recall were manufactured by Seojin, based in Korea, and sold by Vision, headquartered in Decatur, Alabama. The potentially defective wheels were manufactured between Nov. 1, 2025, and Jan. 13, 2026.

For those wheels, Seojin changed its paint-oven temperatures, producing wheels with altered material properties and increased brittleness. Seojin’s Jan. 13 report confirmed that excessive oven temperatures affected the characteristics of the wheels produced during that time period. Validating testing after reducing oven temperatures showed no impact on test failures.

Wheels not included in the recall were manufactured after Seojin resolved the paint-oven temperature issues.

Vision Wheel noted that it is not aware of any warnings that would reliably alert an owner to the defect. The condition only became known through laboratory impact testing. To date, Vision Wheel is not aware of any accident resulting from cracked wheels.

Neither the NHTSA nor Kelley Blue Book has recorded any previous recalls from Vision Wheels.

The most recent recall involving wheels was a late February General Motors recall of 43,732 vehicles due to a defective transmission control valve that could cause the rear wheels to lock up. This recall included 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban models, as well as Yukons and Escalades. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed by March 30.

In November 2025, Honda recalled more than 400,000 vehicles equipped with faulty 18-inch aluminum-alloy wheels due to a manufacturing error that could cause the wheels to detach from the car, posing an accident risk.

NHTSA estimates that more than 11,000 accidents each year are attributed to faulty tires or defective wheels.

It notes that wheels modified with custom rims or other features may not always be compatible with the hubs, which could lead to stability issues. The use of inferior materials in the wheel construction could cause the wheel rim and tires to explode.

Regarding tires, the most common defect is tread separation. Additional factors leading to accidents include sidewall defects, off-center belts, and tire bead failure—damage or separation of the tire’s inner edge from the wheel rim.