General Tires

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1985 and August 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

• General P22575B15Built July 1985 to August 1985
• Ward P22575B15Built July 1985 to August 1985

What the defect is

Tires failed to meet the endurance requirements of FMVSS no. 109. Consequence of defect: failure to meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 109 may result in sidewall separation and loss of air with the potential for a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

REPLACE TIRE WITH NEW ONE WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. DOT IDENTIFICATION: GENERAL ABHH15D285 ABHH15D295 ABHH15D305 ABHH15D315 ABHH15D325. MONTGOMERY WARD ABHH27J285 ABHH27J295 ABHH27J305 ABHH27J315 ABHH27J325.

Timeline

1. Vehicles builtJuly 1985 to August 1985
2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 October 1985

No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.

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 3 October 1985.

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

GENERAL TIRE & 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 cars. System: tires.

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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