- Vehicles
- 16,757
- Built between
- Dec 2012 – Feb 2014
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 27 September 2016
- Repaired
- 4%
- Unrepaired
- 15,980
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2012 and February 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Dunlop SP50Built December 2012 to February 2014
Repair progress
15,980 of 16,757 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2017.
4% repaired — 670 of 16,757 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 107
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
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) is recalling certain Dunlop SP50 tires, size P205/70R15 95T, manufactured December 2, 2012, to February 1, 2014. The affected tires could experience tread chunking in service. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 139, "New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles."
What could happen
If the tire experiences tread chunking in service the risk of a crash may be increased.
What gets fixed
Goodyear will notify owners, and dealers will replace tires, free of charge. The recall began on September 27, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2012 to February 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 August 2016
- Owners notified27 September 2016
- Latest repair reportQ4 2017 — 4% 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 12 August 2016.
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 customer service at 1-800-592-3267.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 139
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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.