- Vehicles
- 3,550
- Built between
- Oct 1979 – Nov 1979
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 August 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1979 and November 1979. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- B.f.goodrich T12580D16Built October 1979 to November 1979
What the defect is
Some of the involved tires do not meet the minimum endurance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires". This reduced endurance capacity could result in tread separation if the spare tire is used.
What gets fixed
DEFECTIVE TIRES WILL BE REPLACED, MOUNTED AND BALANCED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1979 to November 1979
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 August 1980
- Owners notified14 August 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 18 August 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; goodrich mini-spare, size T125-80D16.CONSEQUENCES of defect: continued operation of the vehicle with the tire inthis condition could lead to rapid air loss, loss of vehicle control, and anaccident.note: in some cases this condition may be evidenced by vehicle vibration.dot ID numbers: BHWLH91409 through BHWLH91449.
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.