Delta tire recalls

CERTAIN DEL-NAT TIRES OF VARIOUS MODELS LISTED ABOVE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 6 AND AUGUST 19, 2006 (DOT SERIAL WEEKS 3206 AND 3306.) SOME OF THE SUBJECT TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH NON-CONFORMING BELT WIRE COAT STOCK. IF PLACED IN SERVICE, THE SUBJECT TIRES MAY DEVELOP A BELT SEPARATION DUE TO A REDUCED ABILITY TO PREVENT CORROSION OF THE STEEL WIRES IN AN INSTANCE WHERE MOISTURE REACHES THE STEEL BELT.

UNACCEPTABLE NUMBER OF TREAD SEPARATION. TEST RECORDS SHOW THAT TIRES MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 119. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: TREAD SEPARATION WILL LEAD TO RAPID LOSS OF INFLATING AIR.

TIRES WERE BUILT USING 16 INCH WIRE IN THE BEAD RATHER THAN 16.5 INCH WIRE. THE TIRES COULD EXPLODE DURING MOUNTING.

TIRES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE TREAD GROOVES AND ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE THE TREAD TO CRACK AND COME OFF IN CHUNKS.

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". THERE IS A POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF THE INSERT APPLIED TO THE TOP BODY PLY. AS A RESULT, SEPARATION COULD OCCUR IN THE TREAD AREA.

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". TIRES MAY FAIL IN SERVICE AS A RESULT OF TREAD SEPARATION AND PARTIAL TREAD LOSS.

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". THE TIRES MAY FAIL IN SERVICE DUE TO SEPARATION IN THE BEAD AREA ADJACENT TO THE RIM.

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAILED TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". THESE TIRES MAY DEVELOP A SEPARATION OF THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS ADJACENT TO THE RIM.

THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". THESE TIRES MAY DEVELOP A SEPARATION OF THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS IN THE BEAD AREA OF THE TIRE, ADJACENT TO THE RIM.