- Vehicles
- 3,850
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 1 May 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.
- Nankang 4808
- Nankang 5708
What the defect is
Inadequate pressure during manufacturing may lead to cracking in or near the tread grooves. Tires do not comply with the endurance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires".
What gets fixed
DEFECTIVE TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 May 1981
- Owners notified1 May 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 1 May 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
- NANKANG RUBBER TIRE CORP.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 109
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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; nankang, sizes 5.70-8 and 4.80-8.CONSEQUENCES of defect: under certain operating conditions, structural weaknessand, possibly, rapid loss of air could occur, resulting in loss of vehiclecontrol and an accident.note: driving at highway speeds should be avoided until tires have beenreplaced.dot ID numbers: MM7329 through MM7469 and MM17458 through MM17250.
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.