- Vehicles
- 44
- Built between
- Nov 1979 – Nov 1979
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 February 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1979 and November 1979. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Uniroyal P15580D13Built November 1979 to November 1979
What the defect is
The involved tires do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires". When tested, tires ran for less than the prescribed 34 hours without failure, under stepped-up loads on a test wheel. Tires may develop tread separation or partial loss of tread.
What gets fixed
THE MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE, MOUNT AND BALANCE THE INVOLVED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE TO OWNERS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1979 to November 1979
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 March 1980
- Owners notified28 February 1980
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 4 March 1980.
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 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; uniroyal fastrak, size P155/80D13.CONSEQUENCES of defect: continued use could result in rapid loss of air fromthe tire, loss of vehicle control and, possibly an accident.note: blisters or bumps in the tread edge area, rough riding and thumping areindicators that the tire is undergoing tread separation.dot ID number: AKE4EB1479.
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.