OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

77T031000

Tires

Reported Nov 11, 1977 · ARMSTRONG RUBBER CO.

Summary

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THESE TIRES ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS OF OVERLOAD, HIGH SPEED AND UNDER-INFLATION.

Consequence

Not supplied in the source record.

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE INVOLVED TIRES AND MOUNT AND BALANCE REPLACEMENT TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: TIRES; SD 200, SIZE 7.50 X 16LT.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE, RAPID LOSSOF AIR FROM THE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: OWNER IS ADVISED TO MAINTAIN PROPER TIRE INFLATION PRESSURES, MODERATEDRIVING SPEED, AND AVOID OVERLOADING THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPLACEMENT TIRES CAN BEOBTAINED.DOT ID NUMBERS: CHWYKD4396 THRU CHWYKD4526, CHWYKD4017 THRU CHWYKD4097.

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗