Campaigns
TIRES FAIL TO MEET FMVSS NO. 109 REQUIREMENTS. TIRES POSSESS LOCALIZED POROSITY.
POSSIBLE DAMAGE IN THE LOWER INSIDE SIDEWALLS. THIS DAMAGE IS EVIDENT AS TEARS IN THE RUBBER AND FABRIC OF THE FINISHED TIRE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LONG TERM AIR LOSS AND FAILURE OF THE TIRE IS A POSSIBILITY AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
TIRES FAILED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ENDURANCE TEST FOR FMVSS 119. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: POSSIBLE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE STEEL BELTS IN THE TREAD SHOULDER AREA. TREAD BELT LOSS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF AIR AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
TIRES WERE MOLDED WITH INCORRECT INFORMATION LISTED FOR PLY RATING AND LOAD RANGE. THESE TIRES ARE INCORRECTLY MARKED "6 PR" AND "LOAD RANGE C" INSTEAD OF "4 PR" AND "LOAD RANGE B". TIRES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE LABELING REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS".
THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". TREAD SEPARATION COULD DEVELOP AND CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE.
THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". THESE TIRES MAY DEVELOP TREAD OR BELT SEPARATIONS DUE TO INADEQUATE ADHESION PROPERTIES OF THE STEEL REINFORCING BELTS, IN COMBINATION WITH TIRE TEMPERATURES GENERATED AT SUSTAINED HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
NHTSA recalls flat file (public domain) · descriptions in NHTSA's own words
By year
- 19771 · 2,621 tires
- 19781 · 20,642 tires
- 19831 · 14,869 tires
- 19851 · 1,035 tires
- 19861 · 10,993 tires
- 19871 · 566 tires
Who filed the recalls
Every Centennial Tires campaign was filed by Dunlop Tire & Rubber Corp.
| Company | Campaigns | Tires |
|---|---|---|
| Dunlop Tire & Rubber Corp | 6 | 50,726 |