- Vehicles
- 441
- Built between
- Nov 2003 – Nov 2003
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 27 February 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2003 and November 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper 23575R15Built November 2003 to November 2003
What the defect is
Cooper weathermaster ST-2, size 235/75R15 with DOT serial numbers (4403 or 4503) manufactured between november 2 nov 15, 2003. These tires may have innerliner tears caused by the process of ejecting the tire from the mold after curing. When this condition exists, it could result in accelerated air loss.
What could happen
The loss of air could cause the tire to run under-inflated and result in early failure. Sudden loss of air could result in loss of steering control possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
COOPER WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 27, 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2003 to November 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 February 2004
- Owners notified27 February 2004
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 2 February 2004.
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 cooper at 800-854-6288.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 126
- 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, customers can 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.