OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL
79T008000
Tires:tread/belt
Reported Feb 14, 1979 · COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Summary
DURING SURVEILLANCE TESTING, TIRES DEVELOPED SEPARATION IN THE SHOULDER AND TREAD AREA WHEN OPERATED IN AN OVERLOADED OR UNDERINFLATED CONDITION.
Consequence
Not supplied in the source record.
Remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE RECALLED TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Notes
VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; COOPER LIFELINER, DEAN ALPHA III, AND ELDORADO SUPREME, SIZEHR78X14.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED OPERATION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF AIR FROMTHE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THIS CONDITION MAY BE DETECTED BY A THUMPING VIBRATION DURING VEHICLEOPERATION.DOT ID NUMBERS: UTMCCBL428, UTMCDA1428 AND UTMCEAJ428.
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