- Vehicles
- 5,070
- Built between
- Oct 1996 – Mar 1997
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 April 1997
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1996 and March 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Fidelity 7.00-15Built October 1996 to March 1997
What the defect is
Tire description: fidelity century rib 7.00-15 lt load range "c" bearing item number F06745 or gateway highway light truck 7.00-15 lt load range "c" bearing item number K06745, serial nos. FONVKD3436 FONVKD3446, FONVKD3456, FONVKD3466, FONVKD3476, FONVKD3486, FONVKD3496, FONVKD3506, FONVKD3516, FONVKD3526, FONVKD3017, FONVKD3027, FONVKD3037, FONVKD3047, FONVKD3057, FONVKD3067, FONVKD3077, FONVKD3087, FONVKD3097, and FONVKD3107. These tires do not meet the carcass breaking energy requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, "new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars."
What could happen
In encountering a severe road hazard, the tire carcass could puncture causing a loss of air increasing the potential for loss of vehicle control.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE TIRES, MOUNTING AND BALANCING THE NEW TIRES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1996 to March 1997
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 April 1997
- Owners notified8 April 1997
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 15 April 1997.
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
- FIDELITY TIRE MANUFACTURING CO
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 119
- 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
Owner notification began april 8, 1997. Owners who take their tires to an authorized dealer and do not receive the free replacement tires within a reasonable time should contact fidelity at 1-601-445-2550.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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.