OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

77T009000

Tires:tread/belt

Reported Mar 30, 1977 · MCCREARY TIRE & RUBBER CO

Summary

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, LOSS OF AIR FROM TIRE CAN OCCUR WHICH WOULD CAUSE THEM TO RUN IN AN UNDER-INFLATED CONDITION. THIS COULD CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATION, POSSIBLY LEADING TO SEPARATION IN THE BELT PLIES.

Consequence

Not supplied in the source record.

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE INVOLVED TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: TRAILERS.SYSTEM: TIRES; MCCREARY PREAKNESS, SIZE 5.70-8.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS CAN LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TIRES SHOULD BE INSPECTED FOR ANY SIGNS OF BULGES OR BLISTERS. THUMPINGOR SLAPPING SOUNDS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION INDICATE TIRE FAILURE MAY BEIMMINENT.DOT ID NUMBERS: CYA4HAAB186 THRU 256.

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