- Vehicles
- 1,729
- Built between
- Jan 1994 – May 2000
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 January 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1994 and May 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper 13080R17 65HBuilt January 1994 to May 2000
- Cooper 14080R17 69HBuilt January 1994 to May 2000
- Cooper 15070R17 69HBuilt January 1994 to May 2000
What the defect is
Tire description: cooper-avon tyres limited motorcycle tires, sizes 130/80R17 65H and 140/80R17 69H manufactured between january 3, 1994, and may 13, 2000, and 150/70R17 69H manufactured between february 27, 1995, and november 7, 1998. These tires may develop radial cracks between tread lugs in the shoulder area. In certain service conditions where excessive flexing of the tire sidewall occurs, this may lead to a separation between components in the shoulder/sidewall which in turn may lead to a sudden deflation of the tire.
What could happen
Should this condition occur, a vehicle crash, personal injury, or death could be the resul. Driving at highway speeds should be avoided until the tires have been inspected and replaced if they bear the identification numbers shown above.
What gets fixed
COOPER WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THESE TIRES TO THEIR LOCAL DEALER FOR FREE REPLACEMENT TIRES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 8, 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1994 to May 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 January 2001
- Owners notified8 January 2001
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 January 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners should contact avon customer service at 800-624-7470.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.