- Vehicles
- 607
- Built between
- Dec 1997 – Dec 1997
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 2 March 1998
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1997 and December 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper P23560R16Built December 1997 to December 1997
What the defect is
Tire description: cooper lifeliner grand classic ste P235/60R16 (serial no. 3D14C1B497, manufactured december 7 through december 13, 1997); and mastercraft mark vii P235/60R16 (serial no. 3D14FEU497, manufactured december 7 through december 13, 1997). These tires may not have adequate rubber coverage of the belt edge due to wide belt endings. The belt wires eventually cause cracking resulting in exposed belts.
What could happen
This condition can cause the tire to separate. Loss of tire air pressure 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 builtDecember 1997 to December 1997
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 February 1998
- Owners notified2 March 1998
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 24 February 1998.
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 began march 2, 1998. Owners who take their tires to an authorized dealer and do not receive a free replacement within a reasonable time should contact cooper at 1-800-854-6288. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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.