- Vehicles
- 831
- Built between
- Nov 1976 – Dec 1976
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1976 and December 1976. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- B.f.goodrich L7815Built November 1976 to December 1976
What the defect is
The involved tires failed to meet the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires". This failure is believed to be due to excessive moisture content in the fabric bead wrap which causes separation between the fabric wrap and the coat stock due to high speed flexing.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL REPLACE INVOLVED SPARE TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1976 to December 1976
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 January 1977
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 3 January 1977.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 109
- 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
Vehicle category: passenger vehicles.system: tires; b.f. Goodrich space saver spare, size L-7815.CONSEQUENCES of defect: continued operation of tires in this condition couldresult in loss of air, loss of vehicle control, and an accident.dot ID numbers: BFV3CU1486 thru 506.
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.