Carlisle tire recalls

CERTAIN CARLISLE TIRE AND WHEEL COMPANY (CETS) LRD USA TRAIL TIRES, SIZE 20.5/8.0-10, FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES." THE TIRES WERE MARKED IMPROPERLY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AS LOAD RANGE "E" ON ONE SIDEWALL SIDE, WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MARKED LOAD RANGE "D."

CERTAIN CARLISLE TIRE & WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WITH LOAD RANGE F USA TRAIL TIRES, SIZE 20.5/8.0-10, USED IN A SINGLE AXLE APPLICATION BY KARAVAN TRAILER. THESE TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN INFLATED LESS THAN THE SPECIFIED PRESSURE AND/OR MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE PROPER CARCASS TENSION, ALL OF WHICH HAS RESULTED IN PREMATURE CRACKING AND, IN SOME CASES, TREAD LOSS. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES.

THE BRASS VALVE STEM IS BENT EXCESSIVELY, AND MAY RUB AGAINST THE WHEEL RIM. VALVE STEMS THAT ARE BENT MORE THAN 90 DEGRESS ARE CONSIDERED OVERBENT. CHAFING AGAINST THE WHEEL RIM WILL CAUSE A SMALL HOLE TO BE MADE IN THE VALVE STEM.