11,145,731 US VINs16,875,657 Dutch plates3,603,918 businesses in 233 countries
English
AfrikaansAzərbaycancaBahasa IndonesiaBahasa MelayuCatalàČeštinaDanskDeutschEestiEnglishEspañolFilipinoFrançaisGaeilgeHrvatskiÍslenskaItalianoKiswahiliLatviešuLietuviųMagyarMaltiNederlandsNorskOʻzbekchaPolskiPortuguês (Brasil)Português (Portugal)RomânăShqipSlovenčinaSlovenščinaSrpskiSuomiSvenskaTiếng ViệtTürkçeΕλληνικάБеларускаяБългарскиКыргызчаҚазақшаМакедонскиМонголРусскийУкраїнськаქართულიՀայերենעבריתاردوالعربيةفارسیनेपालीहिन्दीবাংলাதமிழ்සිංහලไทยລາວမြန်မာខ្មែរ한국어日本語简体中文繁體中文
Check a VIN

Recall 197803T

Tires · Firestone · published 10 Nov 1978

600,000Vehicles affected in Canada
2Models
1978–1978Model years
TireSafety Mfr

The issue

POSSIBLE TREAD SEPARATION IF UNDER-INFLATED. CANADIAN, U.S. AND SWEDISH MADE FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL 500 TIRES (5 AND 7 RIB TREAD DESIGN ) AND FIRESTONE STEEL BELTED RADIAL TPC TIRES. TIRES WERE SOLD AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON AMC, CHRYSLER, FORD, GENERAL MOTORS AND VOLVO VEHICLES AND ALSO SOLD AS REPLACEMENTS. ALL SIZES OF TIRES INVOLVED. TIRES WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE OR FOR 50% OF THE PRESENT PURCHASE PRICE FOR NEW EQUIVALENT TIRES DEPENDING ON THE DATE OF TIRE MANUFACTURE AND THE DATE THE TIRE WAS SOLD.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · official text, unchanged

Vehicles covered

Make and modelModel years
Firestone 5001978
Firestone TPC1978