- Vehicles
- 29
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 May 1979
- 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 90020
What the defect is
The involved tires fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, "new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars". These tires did not meet the prescribed 47 hours without failure under stepped up loads. As a result, tread separation may develop, causing partial loss of tread, particularly under high speed driving conditions.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL REPLACE RECALLED TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE OWNER WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 June 1979
- Owners notified30 May 1979
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 June 1979.
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 deep lug, size 9.00X20/12.CONSEQUENCES of defect: continued usage could result in rapid loss of air fromthe tire, loss of vehicle control, and an accident.note: blisters or bumps in the tread edge area, rough riding, or thumping mayprecede tire failure.dot ID number: AJ2FEM059.
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.