- Vehicles
- 1,192
- Built between
- Jan 2006 – Aug 2011
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 November 2013
- Repaired
- 25%
- Unrepaired
- 544
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2006 and August 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Yokohama RY215Built January 2006 to August 2011
Repair progress
544 of 1,192 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2015.
25% repaired — 303 of 1,192 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 345
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Yokohama Tire Corporation (Yokohama) is recalling certain 7.50R16 RY215 tires manufactured January 1, 2006, through August 1, 2011. These tires are missing the "DOT" prefix, the required load/inflation information and do not list the material and number of structural plies. Thus, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 119, "New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) and Motorcycles."
What could happen
Without load/inflation markings, owners may overload the tire which could result in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Yokohama will notify owners and dealers will replace the tires, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin by late November 2013.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2006 to August 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 October 2013
- Owners notified25 November 2013
- Latest repair reportQ1 2015 — 25% repaired
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 17 October 2013.
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 Yokohama at 1-800-423-4544.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Yokohama 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.