- Vehicles
- 1,683
- Built between
- Aug 1998 – Sep 1998
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 November 1998
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1998 and September 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper Mastercraft
- Hercules P22570R15Built August 1998 to August 1998
- Trendsetter P22570R15Built August 1998 to September 1998
What the defect is
Tire description: cooper trendsetter se, serial numbers 3DUUC2J358 and 3DUUC2J368 (august 30 through september 12, 1998); mastercraft a/s iv, serial numbers 3DUUFF7338, 3DUUFFU348, and 3DUUFFU358 (august 16 through september 5, 1998); and hercules mrx plus iv, serial numbers 3DUUHNM338 (manufactured august 16 through august 22, 1998) P225/70R15 tubeless radial standard load tires. These tires may not have adequate rubber coverage on the belt edge due to low tread gauge under the shoulder slots.
What could happen
If separation is not detected, continued use can cause the ply cords to break and the tubeless liner to tear, casuing a loss of air.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE TIRES AND REPLACE, MOUNT AND BALANCE THE NEW TIRE AT NO CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1998 to September 1998
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 November 1998
- Owners notified20 November 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 17 November 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 is expected to begin november 20, 1998.OWNERS who take their tires to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy 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.