NHTSA recall campaign

77T023000

ManufacturerCOOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.Reported1977-09-07Affected1,947 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY DEVELOP SEPARATION IN THE LOWER SIDEWALL AREA WHEN RUN IN AN OVERLOADED OR UNDER-INFLATED CONDITION. THIS CONDITION WILL DEVELOP A VISIBLE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK OR BULGE ABOVE THE RIM FLANGE. CONTINUED OPERATION MAY CAUSE THE PLY CORDS TO PART AND EXPOSE OR PINCH THE INNER TUBE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF INFLATING AIR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE INVOLVED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.