| NHTSA Record Id: 12039 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: EMBASSY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008616000079234000000302 |
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| Model Name: P20570R14 |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98T002000 |
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| Component Name: TIRES:SIDEWALL |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 31 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 13 1997 |
| Report For : T |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 594853 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 01 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO |
Report Received Date: Apr, 21 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 28 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : 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. |
Consequence Summary: This condition can cause a premature failure of the tire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace these tires free of charge to the consumer. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin june 1, 1998.owners who take their tires to an authorized dealer and do not receive a free replacement within a reasonable time should contact kelly springfield 1-800-592-3267, option #2.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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