- Vehicles
- 650
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 August 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.
- Grand Prix H7815LT
- Interstate H7815LT
- LEE H7815LT
- Monarch H7815LT
- MST H7815LT
- Saxon H7815LT
- Snow Dozer H7815LT
- STAR H7815LT
What the defect is
The involved tires contain voids between the top ply and the tread in the shoulder area. This can lead to tread separation while in operation.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL REPLACE RECALLED TIRES AT NO COST TO OWNER WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 July 1979
- Owners notified3 August 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 24 July 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
- KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE 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: passenger vehicles.system: tires; grand prix traction lt, star commercial traction belted lt, leepht 78, monarch pht 78, interstate mst 78, saxon super trac 78 belted, mst 78,AND snow dozer, size H78-15.CONSEQUENCES of defect: tread separation could cause air loss in tire whichcould lead to loss of vehicle control and an accident.note: tread separation is detectable by tire thump and vibration. This warningshould be heeded and driver should reduce vehicle speed in order to avoid avehicle accident.dot ID numbers: grand prix: PH7DCTY239 and 249; star: PH7D4H1239 and 249;INTERSTATE: PH7DEAM239 and 249; lee 78: PH7DMED239 and 249; monarch: PH7DLEK239AND 249; saxon: PH7DBCK239 and 249; mst 78: PH7DNEJ239 and 249; snow DOZER:PH7DNEF239 and 249.
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.