Recall 78T005000: Tires, Bead

NHTSA recall 78T005000 · announced February 23, 1978 · Dunlop · 770 units affected

The problem

THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT TIRE BREAKER EDGE LOOSENESS MAY OCCUR AND LEAD TO TREAD CHUNKING OR LOCAL TREAD SEPARATION.

What to do

DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL INVOLVED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; DUNLOP, SIZE 205/70/VR15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TREAD SEPARATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAY CAUSE TIRE BLOWOUT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TREAD SEPARATION MAY BE DETECTED BY A VISIBLE BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA. IFANY PIECES OF TREAD ARE FOUND HANGING OR MISSING, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVENAS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE OR AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR LESS. ALSO, HARD CORNERINGSHOULD BE AVOIDED.DOT ID NUMBERS: UH2R57412BW THRU UH2R58420BW.

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