- Vehicles
- 121
- Built between
- May 1983 – Jun 1983
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 26 July 1983
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 1983 and June 1983. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Atlas P20575R15Built May 1983 to June 1983
What the defect is
Tires may develop cracking or chafing in the bead or lower sidewall area. Tires do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires".
What gets fixed
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF OWNER"S NOTIFICATION WITHOUT CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 1983 to June 1983
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 July 1983
- Owners notified26 July 1983
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 July 1983.
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; atlas silvertrac, size P205/75R15.CONSEQUENCES of defect: tires may lose air rapidly and loss of vehicle controland an accident may result.note: tires that evidence cracking or chafing in the areas noted should beremoved immediately.dot ID numbers: HYULAHA203, HYULAHA213, HYULAHA223, HYULAHA233, HYULAHA243,HYULAHA253.
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.