Capitol Tires: Tread/Belt

Capitol is recalling about 94,890 vehicles over a problem with the tires. A tire tread separation may result in sudden air loss, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Campaign
14T013000
Manufacturer
ITG Voma Corporation
Reported
20 October 2014
Vehicles
94,890
Built between
Dec 2008 – May 2010
Models
1
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 December 2014
Repaired
0%
Unrepaired
94,433

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 2008 and May 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Capitol Precision Trac IIBuilt December 2008 to May 2010

Repair progress

94,433 of 94,890 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.

0% repaired — 171 of 94,890 reported

Owners not reachable
115
Scrapped or exported
171

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

ITG Voma Corporation (ITG Voma) is recalling certain Capitol Precision Trac II tires, sizes 245/70R17, 235/70R16, 235/75R15, 245/70R16, 245/75R16, 255/70R16, and 265/75R16. The affected tires may experience a tread separation.

What could happen

A tire tread separation may result in sudden air loss, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

ITG Voma will notify the distributor, American Tire Distributors, and dealers will replace the affected tires, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 2008 to May 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 October 2014
  3. Owners notified26 December 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 0% 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 20 October 2014.

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 American Tire Distributors at 1-704-992-2000.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
ITG Voma 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

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.

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