CENTENNIAL TIRES ER7814 9999: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 78T024000

Make Model Year
CENTENNIAL TIRES ER7814 NO YEAR
Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1978-11-27 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: DUNLOP TIRE CORPORATION

Component: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 20642

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Regulation Part Number: 571

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 109

Summary

THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". TREAD SEPARATION COULD DEVELOP AND CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE.

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE INVOLVED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; DUNLOP GOLD SEAL SPORT, REMINGTON CUSHION-AIRE, CENTENNIALSEVENTY EIGHT, DUNLOP MAX-TRAK, REMINGTON S.T. RADIAL, CENTENNIAL RADIALTRACTION, SIZES G78-14, G78-15, H78-15, DR78-14, BR78-13, AND P195/75R14.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SHOULD TIRE FAIL DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, LOSS OF AIR,LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.NOTE: TREAD OR BELT SEPARATION MAY BE EVIDENCED BY TIRE THUMP AND VIBRATION.PROPER INFLATION PRESSURE SHOULD BE MAINTAINED, THE MAXIMUM RATED LOAD SHOULDNOT BE EXCEEDED, AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNTILTIRES ARE REPLACED.DOT ID NUMBERS: DBL9C43258, -268, -288, -298, -328, -398, DBL9EA6258, -268,-288, -298, -328, -398, DBVVC43348, -358, DBVVEA348, -358, DBVHA5358,DBVXC43388, DBVXEA6388, DBVXHA5388, DBFWC18378, -388, DBFWE33378, -388,DBFWH23378, -388, DBKAA6A348, -358, DBLAE33348, -358, DBL6A18328, DBL6E22328,DBL6H22328, DBL6C18348, -358, -388, DBL6E33348, -358, -388, DBL6H23348, -358.