- Vehicles
- 1,692
- Built between
- Sep 2008 – Oct 2008
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 December 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2008 and October 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper CS4 Touring (VR)Built September 2008 to October 2008
What the defect is
Cooper tire is recalling 1,692 cooper CS4 touring (vr) tires, size 215/55R17, produced between september 7 and october 11, 2008. These tires may have been cured for an inadequate amount of time.
What could happen
This condition can lead to tread separation, possibly resulting in loss of vehicle control and a crash.
What gets fixed
COOPER TIRE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE, MOUNT, AND BALANCE ANY DEFECTIVE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERS WILL EXAMINE SUSPECT TIRES TO SEE IF THEY FALL IN THE RECALL POPULATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 18, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2008 to October 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 December 2008
- Owners notified18 December 2008
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 12 December 2008.
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 toll-free at 1-800-854-6288.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 151
- 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's recall no. 151.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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.