OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

78T012000

Tires:tread/belt

Reported Jun 1, 1978 · UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO

Summary

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THIS IS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATIONS THAT MAY DEVELOP UNDER HIGH SPEED DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Consequence

Not supplied in the source record.

Remedy

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE, MOUNT AND BALANCE TIRES, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: TIRES; FLEETMASTER SUPER LUG, SIZE 11.00-20.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SHOULD TIRES FAIL WHILE IN SERVICE, RAPID DEFLATIONCOULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: BLISTERS OR BUMPS IN THE TREAD AREA, ROUGH RIDING AND THUMPING MAYINDICATE TREAD SEPARATION. REMOVAL OF THE TIRES OR DRIVING AT REDUCED LOADS ANDSPEEDS WILL REDUCE THE CHANCE THAT THE MALFUNCTION WILL OCCUR PRIOR TOREPLACEMENT.DOT ID NUMBER: AK2LUK1078.

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