- Vehicles
- 154
- Built between
- Apr 1981 – Aug 1981
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 November 1981
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1981 and August 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Dunlop 110020Built April 1981 to August 1981
What the defect is
Due to possible incomplete vulcanization of rubber in the manufacturing process, tire temperatures that occur at highway speeds may cause a separation of the reinforcing plies from the rubber compound.
What gets fixed
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1981 to August 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 November 1981
- Owners notified9 November 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 16 November 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
- DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CORP
- 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: heavy trucks.system: tires; dunlop triple traction, size 11.00-20 14 pr.consequences of defect: tread separation may result in rapid loss of air fromtire, loss of vehicle control and an accident.note: prior to tire replacement, owner should maintain proper tire airpressure, avoid vehicle overloading and adhere to legal speed limits.dot ID numbers: DA2L48A151, DA2L48A161, DA2L48A291, DA2L48A321 and DA2L48A331.
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.