- Vehicles
- 40,915
- Built between
- Mar 2009 – May 2009
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 13 March 2012
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2009 and May 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Goodyear Wrangler Silent ArmorBuilt March 2009 to May 2009
What the defect is
Goodyear is recalling certain wrangler silent armor tires, sizes LT235/80R17 lre, LT325/60R18 lre, LT275/70R18 lre, LT265/70R17 lre, LT245/75R17 lre, and LT285/70R17 lrd, produced from the 9TH week of 2009, through the 22ND week of 2009 (march 1ST through may 31ST). These tires may experience a partial tread area separation under certain severe usage conditions.
What could happen
Partial tread separation could lead to vehicle damage when the separated tread strikes the vehicle. A tread separation could also cause a tire failure that could result ina motor vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
GOODYEAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 13, 2012.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2009 to May 2009
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 February 2012
- Owners notified13 March 2012
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 23 February 2012.
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 goodyear at 1-800-592-3267.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
- 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
Owners 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.