Recall 80T011000: Tires, Tread/belt

NHTSA recall 80T011000 · announced July 28, 1980 · Firestone · 5,120,000 units affected

The problem

TIRES MAY BE SUBJECT TO FAILURE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.

What to do

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED, MOUNTED AND BALANCED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION. TIRES PURCHASED PRIOR TO JUNE 1, 1977 MAY BE RETURNED FOR A HALF-PRICE REFUND, WITHIN THE 60 DAY LIMIT.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; FIRESTONE STEEL BELTED RADIAL 500 (5 RIB AND 7 RIB), FIRESTONETPC, UNION RADIAL STEEL, KM RADIAL 40, WARD"S GRAPPLER II, ATLAS GOLDENAIRE IIAND NATIONAL STEEL BELTED RADIAL, SIZES BR70-13, GR70-15, BR78-13, 195/70R13,CR70-13, CR78-14, DR78-14, ER78-14, FR78-14, FR78-15, GR70-15, GR78-14,GR78-15, HR78-14, HR78-15, JR78-14, JR78-15, LR78-15, AND NR78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE COULD RESULT IN RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROMTIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: POTENTIAL FOR TIRE FAILURE MAY BE INDICATED BY THE APPEARANCE OF A BULGEIN THE TREAD AREA OR BY A THUMPING SOUND OR ROUGHNESS IN THE RIDE.DOT ID NUMBERS: VD017 THROUGH 526, VC186 THROUGH 526, VE186 THROUGH 436, VJ097THROUGH 436, VK186 THROUGH 526, VL186 THROUGH 476, VN186 THROUGH 526, WH097THROUGH 266, W2186 THROUGH 436.

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