Goodyear Tires: Tread/Belt

Goodyear is recalling about 86,000 vehicles over a problem with the tires.

Campaign
78T018000
Manufacturer
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
Reported
3 August 1978
Vehicles
86,000
Built between
Sep 1975 – Aug 1976
Models
1
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 September 1978
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1975 and August 1976. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Goodyear 950R165Built September 1975 to August 1976

What the defect is

The involved tires may develop separation between the belt plies. As a result, belt separation or separation at the belt edge may occur.

What gets fixed

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1975 to August 1976
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 August 1978
  3. Owners notified15 September 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 3 August 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
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
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; custom flexsteel xg, size 9.50R16.5.CONSEQUENCES of defect: this condition could lead to premature tire failure,sudden loss of air, loss of vehicle control, and an accident.note: tire vibration is an indication of separation.dot ID numbers: MMXLJ7A355 thru MMXLJ7A525, MMXLJ7A016 thru MMXLJA1346.

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.

Same component

Same brand