- Vehicles
- 48,949
- Built between
- Nov 2004 – May 2005
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 August 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2004 and May 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper Dean Alpha 365 A/SBuilt November 2004 to May 2005
- Cooper Mastercraft A/S IVBuilt November 2004 to May 2005
- Cooper Starfire Flite-Line IVBuilt November 2004 to May 2005
- Cooper Trendsetter SEBuilt November 2004 to May 2005
What the defect is
Certain cooper trendsetter se, mastercraft a/s iv, dean alpha 365 a/s, and starfire flite-line iv tires sizes P195/70R14 and P185/65R14, manufactured between november 21, 2004, and may 14, 2005. These tires can lose air pressure causing the tires to run under-inflated. An under-inflated condition will cause the tire to wear prematurely and result in early failure.
What could happen
Should the tire fail while the vehicle is in use, a vehicle crash could occur.
What gets fixed
COOPER TIRE WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 9, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2004 to May 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 August 2005
- Owners notified9 August 2005
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 15 August 2005.
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 may contact cooper tire at 800-854-6288.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 140
- 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
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.