OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

81T016000

Tires

Reported Oct 1, 1981 · FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER

Summary

TIRES MAY HAVE AN UNDERCURE IN THE SHOULDER AREA WHICH CAN CAUSE A SEPARATION OF THE REINFORCING PLIES FROM THE RUBBER COMPOUND OF THE TREAD.

Consequence

Not supplied in the source record.

Remedy

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; DELUXE CHAMPION, SIZE H78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE COULD RESULT IN RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROMTHE TIRE, POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: SEPARATION MAY BE DETECTED BY A SLIGHT BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA OR BYVEHICLE VIBRATION.DOT ID NUMBERS: VCVXT1J271 AND VCVXT1J281. IN ADDITION, TIRES MUST BE STAMPEDWITH THE MOLD IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS "P7L" OR "P7R".

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