- Vehicles
- 7,800
- Built between
- Jan 1979 – Sep 1981
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 December 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1979 and September 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Goodyear 11R225Built January 1979 to September 1981
- Goodyear 11R245Built January 1979 to September 1981
- Goodyear 12R225Built January 1979 to September 1981
What the defect is
The involved tires may have less rubber insulation between the inside extremity of the bead bundle and wire ply stock than is desirable. This condition results in a fretting or fraying action of the wire ply stock when contact is made with the bead bundle. This could result in broken ply cord wires manifested by a rectangular shaped bulge on the sidewall of the tire, which could lead to sudden air loss.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL RECALL TIRES AND MOUNT AND BALANCE REPLACEMENT TIRES FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1979 to September 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 October 1982
- Owners notified10 December 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 28 October 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
- GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
- 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: trucks.system: tires; unisteel and unisteel ii, sizes IIR22.5, 11R24.5 and 12R22.5.CONSEQUENCES of defect: sudden air loss could cause a loss of vehicle controland an accident.dot identification nos: PD3TTDT538, -089, PD3T8MT089 thru 209 and, -259, -339,-389, -030, -08O, -510, -041, -341.
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.