General Tires: Markings

General is recalling about 1,657 vehicles over a problem with the tires. Overloaded tires could fail resulting in sudden loss of air pressure that could result in loss of vehicle control and an accident.

Campaign
90T008000
Manufacturer
GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Reported
3 July 1990
Vehicles
1,657
Built between
Feb 1990 – Mar 1990
Models
1
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 July 1990
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1990 and March 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • General 311050R15Built February 1990 to March 1990

What the defect is

Incorrect maximum load and inflation pressures are stamped on tires which could cause tires to be used in an overloaded condition.

What could happen

Overloaded tires could fail resulting in sudden loss of air pressure that could result in loss of vehicle control and an accident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE AFFECTED TIRES AT NO CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION. D.O.T. IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS: AD60H8B070, AD60H8B080, AD60H8B090, AD60H8B100.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1990 to March 1990
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 July 1990
  3. Owners notified2 July 1990

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 July 1990.

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;3110.50R15; grabber ap lrb.vehicle description: light trucks.

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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