- Vehicles
- 1,892
- Built between
- Sep 1981 – Dec 1981
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 February 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1981 and December 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Sears H7814Built September 1981 to December 1981
- Sears L7815Built September 1981 to December 1981
What the defect is
The involved tires do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires". These tires fail to meet the high speed and endurance test requirements.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE SUSPECT TIRES AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1981 to December 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 February 1982
- Owners notified22 February 1982
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 11 February 1982.
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
- ARMSTRONG 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; superguard 30, sizes H78-14 and L78-15.CONSEQUENCES of defect: if the vehicle is driven at a high rate of speed for asustained amount of time tires may fail causing a loss of vehicle control and apossible vehicle accident.dot ID numbers: not listed.
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.