- Vehicles
- 101,582
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 February 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Cooper Dean Alpha 365 A/S
- Cooper Mastercraft A/S IV
- Cooper Starfire Flite-Line IV
- Cooper Trendsetter SE
What the defect is
Certain cooper trendsetter se, mastercraft a/s iv, dean alpha 365 a/s, and starfire flite-line iv replacement passenger vehicle tires manufactured between november 21, 2004, and july 30, 2005. The affected tires may contain an unauthorized material in the upper sidewall region of the tire. The presence of this material may precipitate the formation of small, isolated voids which could result in early life loss of air pressure. The loss of air pressure will cause the tire to run under-inflated and may result in early failure.
What could happen
Tire failure could result in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
COOPER WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS ARE BEING WARNED TO AVOID DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNTIL THE TIRES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 10, 2006.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 February 2006
- Owners notified10 February 2006
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 6 February 2006.
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 consumer relations at 800-854-6288.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 144
- 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
Cooper tire recall no. 144.CUSTOMERS may 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.