NHTSA recall campaign

79T022000

ManufacturerUNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE COReported1979-06-11Affected29 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THESE TIRES DID NOT MEET THE PRESCRIBED 47 HOURS WITHOUT FAILURE UNDER STEPPED UP LOADS. AS A RESULT, TREAD SEPARATION MAY DEVELOP, CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF TREAD, PARTICULARLY UNDER HIGH SPEED DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE RECALLED TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE OWNER 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.