- Vehicles
- 1,848
- Built between
- Aug 2001 – Oct 2001
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 December 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2001 and October 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Del-Nat Chaparral APBuilt August 2001 to October 2001
- Del-Nat P26575R15Built August 2001 to October 2001
- Del-Nat P26575R16Built August 2001 to October 2001
What the defect is
Tire description: del-nat corporation chaparral ap tires, size P265/75R15 and P265/75R16 produced by cooper tire & rubber co., between august 26 and october 6, 2001. These tires may not have adequate rubber coverage of the belt edge due to low tread gauage under the shoulder slots.
What could happen
When this condition exists, it may eventually expose the belt wires which could lead to belt degradation.
What gets fixed
COOPER WILL NOTIFY ITS DEALERS/CUSTOMERS TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 10, 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2001 to October 2001
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 December 2001
- Owners notified10 December 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 1 December 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 del-nat corporation at 800-489-7233 or cooper tire consumer relations department at 800-854-6288.
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.