LEE Tires: Bead

Lee is recalling about 454 vehicles over a problem with the tires.

Campaign
82T011000
Manufacturer
LEE
Reported
29 July 1982
Vehicles
454
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 August 1982
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.

  • LEE P19575R14

What the defect is

The defect involved resulted from a broken drill bit protruding 0.15 inch in the mold which penetrated the cured tires to the ply cord in the sidewall area. Tires will not leak air but moisture and dirt may enter the hole and cause failure.

What gets fixed

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL RECALL TIRES AND MOUNT AND BALANCE REPLACEMENT TIRES FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA29 July 1982
  2. Owners notified27 August 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 29 July 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
LEE
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; laramie tempra all season, size P195/75RX14.CONSEQUENCES of defect: tire failure while vehicle is in motion could causeloss of vehicle control and an accident.dot identification nos: JFKALL222 thru 252.

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.

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