- Vehicles
- 9,993
- Built between
- Dec 1998 – Mar 2000
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 July 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1998 and March 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Pirelli Desert DOGBuilt December 1998 to March 2000
- Pirelli LT24575R16Built December 1998 to March 2000
What the defect is
Tire description: desert dog light truck tires size LT245/75R16 e with serial number xl 11A288 manufactured between december 1998 and march 2000. Due to a variability in component adhesion during production, the tires can develop chunking, and partial tread separations in use.
What could happen
This condition could result in a loss of air, creating a potential for a loss of vehicle control, and possibly a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
PIRELLI WILL NOTIFY ITS DISTRIBUTORS AND CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THE AFFECTED TIRES TO THE NEAREST PIRELLI DEALER FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 3, 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1998 to March 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 June 2001
- Owners notified3 July 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 June 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 who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact pirelli consumer affairs at 800-327-2442.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- PIRELLI TIRE CORP
- 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.