Campaigns
TIRE DESCRIPTION: P205/70R14 AND P205/70R15 TIRES, SERIAL NUMBERS BEGINNING WITH "PJ" AND ENDING WITH A COMBINATION OF 136 THROUGH 367. THE TIRE BRANDS INVOLVED ARE: BIG O LEGACY TOUR PLUS, EMBASSY DIPLOMAT, ARIZONIAN LIMITED EDITION, KELLY AQUA TOUR, ULTRA TOURING GT, TELSTAR PREMIUM TOURING, LARAMIE PREMIUM TOURING, JETZON ULTRA QUAD +, SEARS SUPERGUARD FT, MOTOMASTER SK110, CO-OP GOLDEN MARK, CORDOVAN GRAND PRIX, SHELL TOURING 2000, MULTI-MILE GRAND AM, SIGMA SUPREME TOURING, CONCORDE TOURING 9000, AND SUMMIT TOURING TLR FOR BOTH SIZE TIRES. UNICAL TOURING RADIAL AND POS-A-TRACTION TIRES ARE IN SIZE P20570R15 ONLY. A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACKING CONDITION IN THE LOWER SIDEWALL ABOVE THE BEAD AREA CAN OCCUR.
TIRES WERE BUILT USING 16 INCH WIRE IN THE BEAD RATHER THAN 16.5 INCH WIRE. THE TIRES COULD EXPLODE DURING MOUNTING.
THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". AFTER 47 HOURS OF THE ENDURANCE TEST, THE TIRES EXHIBITED TREAD TIE-BAR TEARING AND GROVE CRACKING TO THE CARCASS CORDS.
NHTSA recalls flat file (public domain) · descriptions in NHTSA's own words
By year
- 19791 · 48 tires
- 19831 · 9,100 tires
- 19981 · 594,853 tires
Who filed the recalls
Co-Op campaigns were filed by 2 companies, which make or import the tires.
| Company | Campaigns | Tires |
|---|---|---|
| Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co | 2 | 9,148 |
| Kelly Springfield Tire Co | 1 | 594,853 |