- Vehicles
- 280
- Built between
- Jun 1992 – Sep 1992
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 October 1992
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 1992 and September 1992. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- General 38665R225Built June 1992 to September 1992
What the defect is
These tires are mislabeled: (1) each side of the tire was branded with different tire size numbers. (2) the tire pressure was branded incorrectly (140 PSI instead of the correct 120 PSI) and (3) the letters "DOT" were not branded before the serial number of the tire as required by the federal tire standard to indicate that the tire meets the minimum federal standards.
What could happen
The tire size mislabeling may cause the wrong size tire to be installed on a vehicle, and overinflation of the tire up to 140 PSI may cause the tire to fail, which could result in loss of control if the vehicle is in motion.
What gets fixed
REPLACE THE MISLABELED TIRES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 1992 to September 1992
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 October 1992
- Owners notified12 October 1992
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 14 October 1992.
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 120
- 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.tire description: ameri*steel tires with sizes 385/65R22.5 and 15R22.5 on thesidewall.note: DOT ID cu 3M mkph 272 to 362.
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.