OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

78T005000

Tires:bead

Reported Feb 23, 1978 · DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CORP

Summary

THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT TIRE BREAKER EDGE LOOSENESS MAY OCCUR AND LEAD TO TREAD CHUNKING OR LOCAL TREAD SEPARATION.

Consequence

Not supplied in the source record.

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL INVOLVED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; DUNLOP, SIZE 205/70/VR15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAY CAUSE TIRE BLOWOUT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TREAD SEPARATION MAY BE DETECTED BY A VISIBLE BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA. IFANY PIECES OF TREAD ARE FOUND HANGING OR MISSING, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVENAS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE OR AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR LESS. ALSO, HARD CORNERINGSHOULD BE AVOIDED.DOT ID NUMBERS: UH2R57412BW THRU UH2R58420BW.

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Vehicle entries in this campaign

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