NHTSA recall 97T001000 · Tires
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Reported Jan 17, 1997176 vehicles affectedCOOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.Built Dec 8, 1996 – Dec 21, 1996
The defect
Tire description: treadway sport metric a/s 185/70r14 tubeless radial standard load tires manufactured december 8-14, 1996 (u9j6rau496) and december 15-21, 1996 (u9j6rau506) and sport metric a/s 201/70r14 tubeless radial standard load tires manufactured december 22-28, 1996 (u9t9rau516). These tires fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 109, "new pneumatic tires." the size designation which IS molded on either sidewall was omitted.
The risk
The wrong size tire may be installed on the vehicle.
The remedy
All of these tires have been captured at the dealers. no tires have been purchased by consumers.