- Vehicles
- 70
- Built between
- Mar 2004 – Apr 2004
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 11 May 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2004 and April 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper Zeon 2XSBuilt March 2004 to April 2004
What the defect is
Cooper zeon 2XS tires, size 22545R18 re produced between march 28 and april 10, 2004. These tires may be prone to tread chunking which at highway speeds could lead to tread separation.
What could happen
Tread separation could lead to loss of control of the vehicle possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
COOPER WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS, REPLACE, MOUNT, AND BALANCE THE TIRES AT NO CHARGE IF YOU PRESENT COOPER FOR REMEDY WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER; RECEIPT OF THE NOTIFICATION LETTER OR NOTICE THAT A REPLACEMENT TIRE IS AVAILABLE (IF NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION). OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 11, 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2004 to April 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 May 2004
- Owners notified11 May 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 14 May 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 customer relations at (800) 854-6288.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 131
- 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.