OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

79T013000

Tires:tread/belt

Reported Mar 20, 1979 · FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER

Summary

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". THE NON-CONFORMITY EXISTS BECAUSE THESE TIRES DEVELOPED SEPARATIONS IN THE SHOULDER AREA DURING USAGE.

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; DAYTON DURALON DS PREMIUM POLYESTER, SIZE C78X14.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED OPERATION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF AIR FROMTHE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THE FIRST INDICATION THAT THIS CONDITION MAY BE OCCURRING MAY BE A BULGEIN THE SHOULDER AREA, POSSIBLY ACCOMPANIED BY A THUMPING NOISE DURING VEHICLEOPERATION.DOT ID NUMBER: HXL1MB6388.

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