National Tires: Tread/Belt

National is recalling about 137 vehicles over a problem with the tires. The failure to meet requirements of FMVSS could resultin ply separation and loss of air or possibly blowout causing a vehicle crash.

Campaign
88T003000
Manufacturer
UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO
Reported
23 March 1988
Vehicles
137
Built between
Feb 1988 – Feb 1988
Models
2
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 March 1988
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1988 and February 1988. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • National P21575B15Built February 1988 to February 1988
  • Uniroyal P21575B15Built February 1988 to February 1988

What the defect is

Tires failed to meet the minimum requirements for endurance of FMVSS no. 109.

What could happen

The failure to meet requirements of FMVSS could resultin ply separation and loss of air or possibly blowout causing a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO CONSUMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1988 to February 1988
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 March 1988
  3. Owners notified15 March 1988

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 23 March 1988.

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
UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE 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

System: tiresvehicle category: passenger cars.dot identification: dotn ALHFVKT1078, dotn ALHFHHV1078.

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.

Same component

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