- Vehicles
- 15,783
- Built between
- May 2004 – Aug 2005
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 May 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2004 and August 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- GPX Galaxy Trailer SpecialBuilt May 2004 to August 2005
What the defect is
Certain gpx galaxy trailer special tires (gpx p/n 600557) size 8-14.5 manufactured between may 2004 and august 2005 sold for original installation on certain econoline trailers and sold in the aftermarket as replacement tires. These tires fail to conform to the tire's average braking energy value requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, "new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars."
What could happen
The tire may not be strong enough to withstand road hazard impacts which could result in rapid air loss, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
What gets fixed
GPX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2006.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2004 to August 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 March 2006
- Owners notified17 May 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 7 March 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 gpx at 781-321-3910.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GPX INTERNATIONAL TIRE CORPORATION
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 119
- 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 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.