Reported Feb 11, 19821,892 vehicles affectedARMSTRONG RUBBER CO.Built Sep 1, 1981 – Dec 1, 1981
The defect
The involved tires do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires". These tires fail to meet the high speed and endurance test requirements.
The remedy
The dealer will replace suspect tires at no cost to the customer within 60 days from notification.
Vehicle category: passenger vehicles.system: tires; superguard 30, sizes h78-14 and l78-15.consequences of defect: if the vehicle IS driven at a high rate of speed for asustained amount of time tires may fail causing a loss of vehicle control and apossible vehicle accident.dot ID numbers: not listed.