General Tires

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1987 and February 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

• General 23585R16Built January 1987 to February 1987
• General 750R16Built January 1987 to February 1987
• General 875R165Built January 1987 to February 1987
• General 950R165Built January 1987 to February 1987

What the defect is

Damage to inner liner in the lower sidewall area.

What could happen

Loss of air will result in operation of the tire in anunderinflated condition.

What gets fixed

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION.

Timeline

1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1987 to February 1987
2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 March 1987
3. Owners notified4 March 1987

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 10 March 1987.

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.

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

System: tires.vehicle category: passenger cars.dot identification: all produced weeks 017 thru 057 23585R16 ameri STEELADOR95J, 23585R16 amer grip ador 835 and 836, 23585R16 commerical ADOR94A,23585R16 commerical ADOR94B, 23585R16 commerical ADOR949, 875R165 ameri STEELADXK812, 875R165 commerical ADXK94B, 950R165 ameri grip ADXL72P, 950R165COMMERICAL ADXL949, 950R165 ameri steel ADXL812, 950R165 commerical ADXL94B,750R16 ameri steel ADWY87F, 750R16 commerical ADWY94B, 750R16 COMMERICALADWY949.

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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