Recalls › 78T005000

NHTSA recall 78T005000 · Tires

Tires › Bead

Reported Feb 23, 1978770 vehicles affectedDUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CORP

The defect

The possibility exists that tire breaker edge looseness may occur and lead to tread chunking or local tread separation.

The remedy

Dealer will replace all involved tires free of charge, within 60 days of recall notification.

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

Vehicle category: passenger vehicles.system: tires; dunlop, size 205/70/vr15.consequences of defect: tread separation at highway speeds may cause tire blowout, which could result in loss of vehicle control and an accident.note: tread separation may be detected by a visible bulge in the tread area. Ifany pieces of tread are found hanging or missing, the vehicle should be drivenas little as possible or at speeds of 50 mph or less. Also, hard corneringshould be avoided.dot ID numbers: uh2r57412bw thru uh2r58420bw.