Recall 77T026000: Tires, Bead

NHTSA recall 77T026000 · announced October 3, 1977 · Uniroyal · 574 units affected

The problem

THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". THESE TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS SEPARATION IN THE BEAD AREA OF THE TIRE, ADJACENT TO THE RIM, RESULTING IN AIR LOSS.

What to do

DEALER WILL REPLACE INVOLVED TIRES AND MOUNT AND BALANCE REPLACEMENT TIRES, IF TIRES WERE ORIGINALLY BALANCED, WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; UNIROYAL TIGER PAW AND FASTRAK, SIZES G78-14 AND J78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE MAY RESULT IN A RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROMTHE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THE EXISTING TIRES MAY BE REMOVED TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FAILUREPRIOR TO OBTAINING REPLACEMENT TIRES.DOT ID NUMBERS: AML9UHM137, THRU 157, AKV1DD1217 AND AKV1DD1227.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.