- Vehicles
- 5,292
- Built between
- Feb 1981 – Mar 1981
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 April 1981
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1981 and March 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Empco P22575R15Built February 1981 to March 1981
- General P22575R15Built February 1981 to March 1981
What the defect is
Tires fail to meet the high speed requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires". Tires may develop a separation of the tread from the body of the tire.
What gets fixed
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1981 to March 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 March 1981
- Owners notified6 April 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 25 March 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
- GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER 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; empco special radial, general steel radial, size P225/75R15.CONSEQUENCES of defect: tires may lose air rapidly, possibly resulting in aloss of vehicle control and an accident.note: the condition may be indicated by portions missing from the treadmaterial. This condition may not occur prior to tire failure, however.dot ID numbers:general: ACHH14A071 through 101.EMPCO: ACHH1JA071 THROUGH101.
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.