Recall 78T006000: Tires, Tread/belt

NHTSA recall 78T006000 · announced February 24, 1978 · Delta · 3,725 units affected

The problem

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". TIRES MAY FAIL IN SERVICE AS A RESULT OF TREAD SEPARATION AND PARTIAL TREAD LOSS.

What to do

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TIRES AND BALANCE NEW TIRES FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; DELTA CUSTOM 785 AND UNIROYAL FASTRAK, SIZES H78-15 AND G78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED OPERATION OF TIRES IN THIS CONDITION COULDLEAD TO RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROM TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TREAD SEPARATION MAY BE EVIDENCED BY BLISTERS OR BUMPS IN THE TREAD EDGEAREA, ROUGH RIDING, AND THUMPING NOISES.DOT ID NUMBERS: AKVVDHA1377, -87, AKVXDD1337, -47.

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