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.
AN INSUFFICIENT CURE CONDITION IN THE BEAD WIRE RUBBER INSULATION WAS CAUSED BY A SMALL AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATED RUBBER.
THERE ARE UNACCEPTABLE NUMBERS OF ADJUSTMENTS FOR TREAD SEPARATION.
NHTSA recalls flat file (public domain) · descriptions in NHTSA's own words
By year
- 19911 · 113,300 tires
- 19941 · 76,699 tires
- 19981 · 594,853 tires
Who filed the recalls
Sigma campaigns were filed by 2 companies, which make or import the tires.
| Company | Campaigns | Tires |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Springfield Tire Co | 2 | 671,552 |
| Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co | 1 | 113,300 |