NHTSA recall 98T002000 · Tires
Tires › Sidewall
The defect
Tire description: p205/70r14 and p205/70r15 tires, serial numbers beginning with "pj" and ending with a combination of 136 through 367. The tire brands involved are: big o legacy tour plus, embassy diplomat, arizonian limited edition, kelly aqua tour, ultra touring GT, telstar premium touring, laramie premium touring, jetzon ultra quad +, sears superguard ft, motomaster sk110, co-op golden mark, cordovan grand prix, shell touring 2000, multi-mile grand am, sigma supreme touring, concorde touring 9000, and summit touring tlr for both size tires. unical touring radial and pos-a-traction tires are in size p20570r15 only. a circumferential cracking condition in the lower sidewall above the bead area can occur.
The risk
This condition can cause a premature failure of the tire.
The remedy
Dealers will replace these tires free of charge to the consumer.