Dunlop Tires: Sidewall

Dunlop is recalling about 305 vehicles over a problem with the tires. Cracking of the tire sidewall can result in deflation of the tire and possible loss of vehicle control.

Campaign
99T007000
Manufacturer
DUNLOP TIRE CORPORATION
Reported
9 August 1999
Vehicles
305
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
Not yet
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • Dunlop LT215/85R16 LT5 D
  • Dunlop LT215/85R16 LT5 E

What the defect is

Tire description: LT215/85R16 "d" load range, serial nos. U2BA7KL308 through 129 and "e" load range, serial nos. U2BAWKL198 through 129. Stress cracks or splits can develop where the sidewall attaches to the square bead wire bundle.

What could happen

Cracking of the tire sidewall can result in deflation of the tire and possible loss of vehicle control.

What gets fixed

NISSAN DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY CAMPAIGN.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA9 August 1999

No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.

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 9 August 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
DUNLOP TIRE CORPORATION
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 august 30, 1999.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nissan diesel at 1-972-756-5500.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.

Same component

Same brand