- Vehicles
- 2,652
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 18
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- 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.
- Atlas GR7814
- Atlas GR7815
- Atlas HR7814
- Atlas LR7814
- Empco P23575R15
- General FR7814
- General GR7814
- Phillips HR7815
- Phillips P18575R14
- Phillips P18580R13
- Phillips P21575R15
- Phillips P22575R15
- Phillips P23575R15
- Reynolds P23575R15
- Safemark P21575R15
- Safemark P22575R15
- Safemark P23575R15
- Summit P18580R13
What the defect is
The involved tires fail to meet the endurance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard NO.109, "new pneumatic tires". Tread separation may develop and lead to premature failure.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE INVOLVED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA29 November 1978
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 29 November 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
- GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER 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; general dual steel iii, atlas goldenaire s, phillips 66 steelbelted radial, summit m and s, aldon empco m and s, reynolds m and s, safemarkm and s, sizes P235/75R15, P215/75R15, P225/75R15, FR78 x 14 and GR78 x 14,P185/80R13, P185/80R13, P185/75R14, D235/75R15, HR78-15.CONSEQUENCES of defect: should tire fail while in service, loss of vehiclecontrol and an accident could occur.note: a visible bulge in the tread area may be an indication of treadseparation.dot ID numbers: A3L7WUD368, A3MAWV4368, A3MAACF368, A3VWACF368, A3VYACF368,A3V4ACF368, A3JKWUH368, A3J7WUH368, A3HFWUH368, A3HHWUH368, A3HLWUH368,A3VYWHE368, A3JKWUE368, A3HLWUB368, A3HHWUD368, A3HLWUD368, A3HLWUF368, ANDA3HFWUD368.
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.