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FIRESTONE NR7815 Tire Recall - Campaign #80T011000

 
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FIRESTONE NR7815 TIRE RECALL - #80T011000

RECALL FOR TIRES : TREAD/BELT

TIRES MAY BE SUBJECT TO FAILURE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.

Information provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Tire FIRESTONE NR7815
Manufacturer FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER
Manufactured between 6/1/1976 - 6/1/1978
Recalled on 8/27/1980
Influenced by OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION
Owners Notified on 7/28/1980
# Affected 5,120,000
Recalled for TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Description TIRES MAY BE SUBJECT TO FAILURE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.
Consequences
Corrective action TIRES WILL BE REPLACED, MOUNTED AND BALANCED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION. TIRES PURCHASED PRIOR TO JUNE 1, 1977 MAY BE RETURNED FOR A HALF-PRICE REFUND, WITHIN THE 60 DAY LIMIT.
Notes VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; FIRESTONE STEEL BELTED RADIAL 500 (5 RIB AND 7 RIB), FIRESTONETPC, UNION RADIAL STEEL, KM RADIAL 40, WARD"S GRAPPLER II, ATLAS GOLDENAIRE IIAND NATIONAL STEEL BELTED RADIAL, SIZES BR70-13, GR70-15, BR78-13, 195/70R13,CR70-13, CR78-14, DR78-14, ER78-14, FR78-14, FR78-15, GR70-15, GR78-14,GR78-15, HR78-14, HR78-15, JR78-14, JR78-15, LR78-15, AND NR78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE COULD RESULT IN RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROMTIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: POTENTIAL FOR TIRE FAILURE MAY BE INDICATED BY THE APPEARANCE OF A BULGEIN THE TREAD AREA OR BY A THUMPING SOUND OR ROUGHNESS IN THE RIDE.DOT ID NUMBERS: VD017 THROUGH 526, VC186 THROUGH 526, VE186 THROUGH 436, VJ097THROUGH 436, VK186 THROUGH 526, VL186 THROUGH 476, VN186 THROUGH 526, WH097THROUGH 266, W2186 THROUGH 436.
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