- Vehicles
- 10,462
- Built between
- Feb 2013 – Aug 2014
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 December 2014
- Repaired
- 44%
- Unrepaired
- 1,220
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2013 and August 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Bluestar LQ225Built February 2013 to August 2014
Repair progress
1,220 of 10,462 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.
44% repaired — 4,621 of 10,462 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 4,621
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
China Manufacturers Alliance, LLC (CMA) is recalling certain Bluestar LQ225 size 8-14.5 low platform trailer tires manufactured February 24, 2013, to August 9, 2014. The affected tires can develop a sidewall blister on the upper section of the sidewall. This blister may pop while the vehicle is in operation. Thus, these tires fail to conform to the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) No. 119, "New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars."
What could happen
If the sidewall blister pops, rapid air pressure loss could cause loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
CMA will notify owners, and distributors to send the tires back for full reimbursement, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2013 to August 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 November 2014
- Owners notified22 December 2014
- Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 44% 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 19 November 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 CMA customer service at 1-626-301-9575.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- China Manufacturers Alliance, LLC
- 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.