Is This A Lemon?

NHTSA recall campaign

12T025000

ManufacturerYOKOHAMA TIRE CORPORATIONReported2012-10-02Affected10,669 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

Yokohama Tire Corporation (Yokohama) is recalling certain AVID Touring S tires, size 215/65R16 98T SL, produced between February 2009 and April 2009. The tires may have been produced with an irregular geometry in the casing turn up area above the tire bead in the lower sidewall. This irregular geometry may lead to a lower sidewall crack resulting in a rapid loss of tire inflation.

Risk

Rapid air loss while the vehicle is in use may result in a tire failure that could cause a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Yokohama will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires free of charge. The safety recall BEGAN ON October 26, 2012. Owners may contact Yokohama at 1-888-589-3348.

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.