- Vehicles
- 998
- Built between
- Sep 1981 – Sep 1981
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 April 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1981 and September 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Atlas P18575D14Built September 1981 to September 1981
What the defect is
The involved tires fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires". These tires may have below minimum tire carcass strength and may be susceptible to impact damage, particularly when run overinflated or overloaded.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL RECALL TIRES AND MOUNT AND BALANCE REPLACEMENT TIRES AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1981 to September 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 April 1982
- Owners notified7 April 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 14 April 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
- FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER
- 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; cushionaire, size P185/75D14.CONSEQUENCES of defect: if an impact occurs, the tire body may break and airloss could result. Loss of air might result in loss of steering control and anaccident.note: the hazard of failure will be reduced by maintaining proper inflationpressure and avoiding obstructions on the road surface.dot identification nos: VCJ7ADC5361, -6361, -2371 and VCJ7ADC3371 thru 6371.
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.