Is This A Lemon?

NHTSA recall campaign

86T004000

ManufacturerCOOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.Reported1986-06-19Affected178 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

POSSIBILITY TIRES MAY DEVELOP SEPARATION IN THE SHOULDER AREA DURING THE ENDURANCE TEST OF FMVSS 109, NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE OF THE TIRE MAY CAUSE THE PLY CORDS TO BREAK AND THE TUBELESS LINER TO TEAR AND LOSE THE INFLATING AIR. LOSS OF AIR MIGHT RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION. DOT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UPHFDEN186, UPHFEHB186, UPHFHKE186, AND UPHGCNC186.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.