- Vehicles
- 445
- Built between
- Jan 2004 – Jan 2004
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 March 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and January 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper Mastercraft Avenger ZHPBuilt January 2004 to January 2004
- Cooper Zeon 2XSBuilt January 2004 to January 2004
- Cooper Zeon ZPTBuilt January 2004 to January 2004
What the defect is
Cooper zeon 2XS, cooper zeon zpt, and mastercraft avenger zhp, size 215/35R18 manufactured between january 11 and january 31, 2004. These tires are prone to sidewall cracking on both sidewalls of the tire. In certain service conditions where excessive flexing of the tire sidewall occurs the cracking could extend to the body ply cords. This condition could lead to the degradation of the body ply cords and loss of inflation pressure. The loss of inflation pressure could cause the tire to run under-inflated and result in early tire failure.
What could happen
The loss of air could result in loss of steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without prior warning.
What gets fixed
COOPER TIRE WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 9, 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to January 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 March 2004
- Owners notified9 March 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 8 March 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 tire's consumer relations at 1-800-854-6288.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 128
- 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.