NHTSA recall campaign

99T006000

ManufacturerFALKEN TIRE CORPORATIONReported1999-05-13Affected1,065 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

TIRE DESCRIPTION: RADIAL A/P, LT245/75R16, 10 PR, LOAD RANGE E, TIRES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1996 THROUGH JUNE 1997 (SERIAL NOS. ENDING016 AND 267), INSTALLED ON ALFA IDEAL TRAILER MODEL 235 (ID35RLT). IF THE TIRES ARE NOT PROPERLY INFLATED OR IF THE ALFA IDEAL MODEL 235 TRAILER IS OVERLOADED, THE RAISED WHITE RUBBER SIDE LETTER CAN SEPARATE FROM THE BLACK RUBBER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE.

Risk

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A TIRE BLOW OUT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

FALKEN WILL REPLACE THE TIRES, INCLUDING THE SPARE.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.