- Vehicles
- 15,208
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 17
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 October 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.
- Big O BIG O Aspen
- Big O BIG O H/R Euro Tour
- Big O BIG O SXP G/T
- TBC Classic Radial SR
- TBC Cordovan Centron
- TBC Cordovan Grand Prix Performance GT
- TBC Multi-Mile Matrix
- TBC Multi-Mile Wild Country Radial RVT
- TBC Sigma Regent
- TBC Sigma Regent Touring HR
- TBC Sigma Regent Touring TR
- TBC Sigma Shadow
- TBC Sigma Stampede Radial SUV
- TBC Sigma Supreme TR
- TBC Sigma Tempest
- TBC Stampede Radial A/T
- TBC Vanderbilt Turbo Tech Radail GT
What the defect is
Certain tbc corporation tires of various models listed above manufactured between august 6 and august 19, 2006 (DOT serial weeks 3206 and 3306.) some of the subject tires may have been produced with non-conforming belt wire coat stock. If placed in service, the subject tires may develop a belt separation due to a reduced ability to prevent corrosion of the steel wires in an instance where moisture reaches the steel belt.
What could happen
A belt separation could result in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
TBC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2006.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 November 2006
- Owners notified20 October 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 20 November 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 tbc corporation consumer relations department at 901-541-3616.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 147
- Recalling manufacturer
- TBC CORPORATION
- 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
Tbc recall no. 147.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.