Uniroyal Tires: Tread/Belt

Uniroyal is recalling about 58 vehicles over a problem with the tires.

Campaign
78T012000
Manufacturer
UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO
Reported
1 June 1978
Vehicles
58
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 May 1978
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • Uniroyal 110020

What the defect is

The involved tires fail to meet the endurance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, "new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars". This is due to tread separations that may develop under high speed driving conditions.

What gets fixed

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE, MOUNT AND BALANCE TIRES, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA1 June 1978
  2. Owners notified23 May 1978

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 1 June 1978.

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 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

Vehicle category: trucks.system: tires; fleetmaster super lug, size 11.00-20.CONSEQUENCES of defect: should tires fail while in service, rapid deflationcould cause loss of vehicle control and an accident.note: blisters or bumps in the tread area, rough riding and thumping mayindicate tread separation. Removal of the tires or driving at reduced loads andspeeds will reduce the chance that the malfunction will occur prior toreplacement.dot ID number: AK2LUK1078.

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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