OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL
81T001000
Tires:tread/belt
Reported Jan 29, 1981 · UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO
Summary
TIRES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE TREAD GROOVES AND ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE THE TREAD TO CRACK AND COME OFF IN CHUNKS.
Consequence
Not supplied in the source record.
Remedy
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED, MOUNTED AND BALANCED, FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Notes
VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; DELTA 784 SUPREME, SIZES F78-15 AND G78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DRIVING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A RAPID AIRLOSS, LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND, POSSIBLY, AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TIRES SHOULD BE REMOVED AND VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN AT REDUCED SPEEDSUNTIL THE TIRES ARE REPLACED.DOT ID NUMBERS: AKVTDD11489, AKVTDD11499, AKVVDD11489, AND AKVVDD11499.
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