Kelly Springfield tire recalls

TIRE DESCRIPTION: KELLY ARMORSTEEL KLHS LOAD RANGE G TIRES. SIZE 285/75R24.5 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 25 AND MAY 5, 2001, AND TIRE SIZE 295/75R22.5 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 4 AND MAY 12, 2001. THESE TIRES HAVE EXHIBITED EVIDENCE OF PREMATURE TREAD SEPARATION.

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.

AN INSUFFICIENT CURE CONDITION IN THE BEAD WIRE RUBBER INSULATION WAS CAUSED BY A SMALL AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATED RUBBER.

THE TIRES WERE UNDERCURED.

AN IMPRESSION AT THE LEFT EDGE OF THE SERIAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, CAUSED BY A BENT SERIAL IDENTIFICATION TIN, HAS DAMAGED THE TIRES.

SOME TIRES WERE OVERCURED BECAUSE OF AN INTERMITTENT PRESS CURE TIMER MALFUNCTION.

TIRES HAVE INCORRECT TIRE LOAD RANGES, LOAD, AND INFLATION PRESSURES MARKED ON THE SIDEWALLS.

TIRES FAILED TO PASS ENDURANCE TEST REQUIRED BY FMVSS 109. TIRES MAY DEVELOP SEPARATION BETWEEN THE CARCASS AND BELTS.

A HOLE APPROXIMATELY .040 INCHES IN DIAMETER PROTRUDING PARTIALLY THROUGH THE MID SIDEWALL AREA OF THE TIRE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A DRILL BIT PROTRUDING FROM THE MOLD AT THE MOLD VENT LOCATION.

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". THESE TIRES FAILED DURING THE HIGH SPEED TEST BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION.

THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS". AS A RESULT, THE TREAD COULD SEPARATE FROM THE CARCASS IN THE SHOULDER AREA OF THE TIRE WHILE IN SERVICE.