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NHTSA recall 99T006000 · Tires

Tires › Sidewall

Reported May 13, 19991,065 vehicles affectedFALKEN TIRE CORPORATIONBuilt Jan 1, 1996 – Jun 30, 1997

The defect

Tire description: radial a/p, lt245/75r16, 10 pr, load range e, tires manufactured from january 1996 through june 1997 (serial nos. Ending016 and 267), installed on alfa ideal trailer model 235 (id35rlt). if the tires are not properly inflated or if the alfa ideal model 235 trailer IS overloaded, the raised white rubber side letter can separate from the black rubber sidewall of the tire.

The risk

This condition could cause a tire blow out, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Falken will replace the tires, including the spare.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

Owner notification began june 1, 1999.owners who take their trailers to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact falken at 1-800-723-2553, extensions 440 or 280. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).