- Vehicles
- 216
- Built between
- Nov 1998 – Dec 1998
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 March 1999
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1998 and December 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper P21570R14Built November 1998 to December 1998
What the defect is
Tire description: cooper cobra radial g/t P215/70R14, serial numbers 3DHYC28468 (november 15-21, 1998), 3DHYC28478 (november 22-28, 1998), and 3DHYC28488 (november 29-DECEMBER 5, 1998); and viper radial gt (serial numbers 3DHYUDN468 (november 15-NOVEMBER 21, 1998) and 3DHYUDN478 (november 22-28, 1998), 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, causing 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 builtNovember 1998 to December 1998
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 February 1999
- Owners notified1 March 1999
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 23 February 1999.
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 march 1, 1999. 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.