Yokohama Tires

Yokohama is recalling about 529 vehicles over a problem with the tires. If the tread separates, the driver may experience a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
18T016000
Manufacturer
Yokohama Tire Corporation
Reported
19 November 2018
Vehicles
529
Built between
Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
29 November 2018
Repaired
4%
Unrepaired
508

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2018 and June 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Yokohama RY023Built June 2018 to June 2018

Repair progress

508 of 529 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.

4% repaired — 21 of 529 reported

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 Yokohama RY023 tires, size 295/75R22.5 (14G), that have DOT date code 2318. The rubber compound may be incorrect, possibly resulting in the tread separating from the casing. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 119, "New Pneumatic Tires-Other than Passenger Cars."

What could happen

If the tread separates, the driver may experience a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Yokohama has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the tires, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2018 to June 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 November 2018
  3. Owners notified29 November 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 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 19 November 2018.

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 customer service at 1-800-722-9888.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Yokohama Tire 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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