- Vehicles
- 889
- Built between
- Mar 1997 – Mar 1997
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 21 April 1997
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1997 and March 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper P15580R13Built March 1997 to March 1997
What the defect is
Tire description: eldorado bravada steel radial, P155/80R13 manufactured march 12-MARCH 15, 1997 (U9E4EJ9107), march 16-MARCH 22, 1997 (U9E4EJ9117) and march 23-MARCH 29, 1997 (U9E4EJ9127). An aluminum pin was found to be protruding into the mold cavity. The damaged area of the tire appears on the side opposite the DOT serial number in the upper sidewall.
What could happen
This condition can cause the tire to leak air. Should the air loss not be detected, the loss of the inflating air could result in loss of control of the vehicle increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE TIRES AS WELL AS MOUNT AND BALANCE THE NEW TIRES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1997 to March 1997
- Recall reported to NHTSA29 April 1997
- Owners notified21 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 29 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
- COOPER 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
Owner notification:owner notification is expected to being may 5, 1997.NOTE:OWNERS who take their tires to an authorized dealer and do not receive a free replacement within a reasonable time should contact eldorado at 1-800-854-6288.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.