General Tires: Tread/Belt

General is recalling about 39,947 vehicles over a problem with the tires. This could cause tire failure and could result in an accident.

Campaign
90T009000
Manufacturer
GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Reported
11 September 1990
Vehicles
39,947
Built between
Oct 1989 – Aug 1990
Models
3
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 September 1990
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1989 and August 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • General 28575R245LRGBuilt October 1989 to August 1990
  • General 29575R225LRGBuilt October 1989 to August 1990
  • General 29575R225LRHBuilt October 1989 to August 1990

What the defect is

Separation may occur in the tread, causing a breakdown of subassembly areas in the tire.

What could happen

This could cause tire failure and could result in an accident.

What gets fixed

RETURN TIRE(S) TO DEALER WITHIN 60 DAYS FOR REPLACEMENT TIRE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1989 to August 1990
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 September 1990
  3. Owners notified7 September 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 11 September 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: truck tires.tire DESCRIPTION:AMERI*S-330 lp; tire SIZES:295/75R22.5 load range G+H,285/75R24.5 load range g. DOT IDENTIFICATION:A34K9H6509 to A3 4K9H6320; A3379H6419 to A3379H6320; A3379JF140 to A3379JF320.

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

Same brand