NHTSA recall campaign
79T006000
ManufacturerFIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBERReported1979-02-13Affected300 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE PLIES THAT TIE THE BEAD INTO THE TIRE MAY HAVE BEEN TOO NARROW. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN BREAKING OF THE TIRE IN THE BEAD AREA AND SUBSEQUENT INNER TUBE FAILURE WITH LOSS OF AIR.
Manufacturer remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL RECALL TIRES WITH NEW ONES AT NO COST TO THE OWNER WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.