- Vehicles
- 14,500,000
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 112
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 11 December 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.
- Atlas BR7813
- Atlas ER7814
- Atlas FR7814
- Atlas GR7815
- Atlas HR7814
- Atlas HR7815
- Atlas JR7815
- Caravelle BR7813
- Caravelle ER7814
- Caravelle FR7814
- Caravelle GR7814
- Caravelle GR7815
- Caravelle HR7814
- Caravelle HR7815
- Caravelle JR7815
- Caravelle LR7815
- Firestone BR7813
- Firestone DR7814
- Firestone ER7814
- Firestone FR7814
- Firestone GR7814
- Firestone HR7814
- Firestone IR7815
- Firestone LR7815
- Holiday Rambler BR7813
- Holiday Rambler ER7814
- Holiday Rambler FR7814
- Holiday Rambler GR7814
- Holiday Rambler GR7815
- Holiday Rambler HR7814
- Holiday Rambler HR7815
- Holiday Rambler JR7815
- Holiday Rambler LR7815
- JTW BR7813
- JTW DR7814
- JTW ER7814
- JTW FR7814
- JTW GR7814
- JTW GR7815
- JTW HR7814
- JTW HR7815
- JTW JR7815
- JTW LR7815
- Kmart ER7814
- Kmart FR7814
- Kmart GR7814
- Kmart GR7815
- Kmart HR7814
- Kmart HR7815
- Kmart JR7815
- Kmart LR7815
- Lemans FR7814
- Lemans GR7814
- Lemans GR7815
- Lemans HR7814
- Lemans HR7815
- Lemans JR7815
- Lemans LR7815
- National BR7813
- National ER7814
- National FR7814
- National GR7814
- National GR7815
- National HR7814
- National HR7815
- National JR7815
- National LR7815
- Seiberling BR7813
- Seiberling ER7814
- Seiberling FR7814
- Seiberling GR7814
- Seiberling GR7815
- Seiberling HR7814
- Seiberling HR7815
- Seiberling JR7815
- Seiberling LR7815
- Shell BR7813
- Shell ER7814
- Shell FR7814
- Shell GR7814
- Shell GR7815
- Shell HR7814
- Shell HR7815
- Shell JR7815
- Shell LR7815
- Union 76 ER7814
- Union 76 FR7814
- Union 76 GR7814
- Union 76 GR7815
- Union 76 HR7814
- Union 76 HR7815
- Union 76 JR7815
- Union 76 LR7815
- Ward BR7813
- Ward DR7814
- Ward ER7814
- Ward FR7814
- Ward GR7814
- Ward GR7815
- Ward HR7814
- Ward HR7815
- Ward JR7815
- Ward LR7815
- Zenith BR7813
- Zenith ER7814
- Zenith FR7814
- Zenith GR7814
- Zenith GR7815
- Zenith HR7814
- Zenith HR7815
- Zenith JR7815
- Zenith LR7815
What the defect is
The involved tires may fail in service without prior warning.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL INSTALL REPLACEMENT TIRES THAT WILL BE MOUNTED AND BALANCED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 December 1978
- Owners notified11 December 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 11 December 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
- FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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; firestone 5 rib and 7 rib 500 steel belted radial, shell beltedradial, shell steel radial, k-mart steel radial 40, national steel radial,union steel radial, seiberling rt 70 steel belted radial, zenith supreme steelbelted radial, holiday supreme steel belted radial, jtw ferrari steel radialand supreme steel radial, lemans steel belted radial, atlas goldenaire ii,montgomery ward grappler ii and grappler steel radial, sizes BR7813, ER7814,FR7814, GR7814, HR7814, GR7815, HR7815, JR7815, LR7815, and DR7814.CONSEQUENCES of defect: failure of tires during vehicle operation could result loss of vehicle control and an accident.note: the appearance of a bulge in the sidewall area or a thumping sound androughness in the ride may precede tire failure.dot ID numbers: atlas: VD095 thru -176; firestone (5 rib): 016 thru 526, (7RIB): 016 thru 176, 355 thru 525; holiday: YT095 thru -526; jtw: YT095 THRU-385; seiberling: YT095 thru -526; caravelle: YT095 thru -475, national: VD016THRU 176; union: VD016 thru 176; k-mart: VD016 thru 176; zenith: YT095 THRU526; shell: VD095 thru 526, VJ095 thru 526; wards: VD095 thru 526, VC095 THRU526, vj 095 thru 526, and VK095 thru 526.
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.