Is This A Lemon?

NHTSA recall campaign

08T002000

ManufacturerFOREIGN TIRE SALES, INCReported2008-01-03Affected7,350 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

CERTAIN FTS CHASSIS CONTAINER TIRES WITH THE BRAND NAME MAERSK, SIZES 11.22.5 AND 10.00-20. THESE TIRES WERE NOT BRANDED WITH THE MAXIMUM SINGLE USE LOAD RANGE WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES.

Risk

THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSEQUENCE AS IT RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.

Manufacturer remedy

FTS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND BRING THE TIRES INTO COMPLIANCE BY BRANDING THEM WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED THE AGENCY WITH A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE.

To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →

Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.