Armstrong tire recalls

SEPARATION BETWEEN TREAD AND CARCASS CAUSED A SMALL REDUCTION IN TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE DURING ENDURANCE TEST REQUIRED BY FMVSS 119.

THESE TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS #109 ENDURANCE TESTS. A BLISTER COULD DEVELOP IN THE TREAD SHOULDER AREA RESULTING IN A PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION. A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR COULD OCCUR. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR CREATES A POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

TIRES FAILED TO MEET HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 109, NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES. TESTS RESULTED IN TREAD SEPARATION ON A MAJORITY OF THE TIRES.

THE SIDEWALL RUBBER MAY NOT HAVE ADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE AND WEATHER CRACKING IN A SMALL AREA AROUND THE TIRE AND ABOVE THE RAISED WHITE LETTERING. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS, AND IF IT CONTINUES UNDETECTED, A LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT.

TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES".

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THE PREMATURE FAILURE IS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS OF OVERLOAD, HIGH SPEED, OR UNDERINFLATION.

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". THESE TIRES ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS OF OVERLOAD, HIGH SPEED AND UNDER-INFLATION.