Tires › Bead

Reported Aug 18, 1980343 vehicles affectedGENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.

The defect

Tires were shown to be subject to sidewall separation when tested for performance by the manufacturer.

The remedy

All tires will be replaced, mounted and balanced at no charge to owner within 60 days of recall notification.

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Notes

Vehicle category; trucks.system: tires; atlas steel radial, safemark steel radial, phillips steelradial, general steelex radial, size 11r22.5.consequences of defect: sidewall separation could result in a rapid loss of airfrom the tire, a loss of vehicle control, and an accident.dot ID numbers: aa3tacx080, aa3t7jc080, aa3t7ja080 and aa3td4f080.

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