NHTSA recall campaign
88T007000
ManufacturerGENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.Reported1988-04-14Affected12,700 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
TREAD SEPARATION DUE TO HIGH INFLATION PRESSURE WHEN USED AT SLOW SPEED AND NOT REDUCED FOR HIGHWAY SERVICE.
Risk
IF INFLATION PRESSURE IS NOT REDUCED FROM LOW SPEEDOPERATION WHEN IN HIGHWAY SERVICE TREAD SEPARATION WILL OCCUR, CAUSING COMPLETETIRE FAILURE.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACEMENT TIRES WILL BE INSTALLED AT NO COST WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.