ELDORADO HR7814 9999: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 79T008000

Make Model Year
ELDORADO HR7814 NO YEAR
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1979-02-14 1979-02-14 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: ELDORADO TIRE COMPANY

Component: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 197

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

DURING SURVEILLANCE TESTING, TIRES DEVELOPED SEPARATION IN THE SHOULDER AND TREAD AREA WHEN OPERATED IN AN OVERLOADED OR UNDERINFLATED CONDITION.

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE RECALLED TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; COOPER LIFELINER, DEAN ALPHA III, AND ELDORADO SUPREME, SIZEHR78X14.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED OPERATION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF AIR FROMTHE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THIS CONDITION MAY BE DETECTED BY A THUMPING VIBRATION DURING VEHICLEOPERATION.DOT ID NUMBERS: UTMCCBL428, UTMCDA1428 AND UTMCEAJ428.