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HERCULES L7815 Tire Recall - Campaign #79T033000

 
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HERCULES L7815 TIRE RECALL - #79T033000

RECALL FOR TIRES : TREAD/BELT

TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD N0. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". TIRES MAY DEVELOP TREAD SEPARATION AND CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE THE PLY CORDS TO BREAK.

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Tire HERCULES L7815
Manufacturer COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Manufactured between 3/1/1979 - 4/1/1979
Recalled on 2/5/1980
Influenced by COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Owners Notified on 9/18/1979
# Affected 4,439
Recalled for TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Description TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD N0. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". TIRES MAY DEVELOP TREAD SEPARATION AND CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE THE PLY CORDS TO BREAK.
Consequences
Corrective action DEALER WILL REPLACE, MOUNT AND BALANCE INVOLVED TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Notes VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; COOPER LIFELINER PREMIUM 78, FALLS AVENGER, HERCULES ULTRAPREME,SIZE L78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TREAD SEPARATION AND BROKEN PLY CORDS COULD CAUSE RAPIDLOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TREAD SEPARATION MAY BE INDICATED BY A BULGE IN THE TIRE TREAD AND BY ATHUMPING VIBRATION DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. UNTIL REPLACED, MAINTAIN PROPERAIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND AVOID DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.DOT ID NUMBERS: COOPER: UPN3CAA119 THRU 139; FALLS: UPV3FAC119 THRU 139;HERCULES: UPV3HAD119 THRU 139.
See also HERCULES L7815 Tire Recall for TIRES, BEAD

HERCULES L7815 Tire Recall for TIRES, BEAD
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