- Vehicles
- 600
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 September 1981
- 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.
- Goodyear Goodyear
What the defect is
The base of the valve in the tube cannot be properly positioned due to mismatched size of the valve stem and wheel valve hole. This causes a fold to form in the tube adjacent to the valve base, which may eventually cause the tube to lose air pressure.
What gets fixed
THE TUBES IN RECALL TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITH A 700R15 TUBE HAVING A TR13 VALVE AT NO CHARGE. OWNERS ARE BEING NOTIFIED BY GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 81T011000.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 September 1981
- Owners notified10 September 1981
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 10 September 1981.
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
- GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER 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: light trucks, dodge ramcharger and plymouth trailduster,model years 1981 and 1982.SYSTEM: tires; innertube valves; size 7.00R-15, with tr 135.CONSEQUENCES of defect: loss of air pressure will result in a flat tire thatcould cause loss of control and an accident.
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.