ELDORADO L7815 9999: TIRES:TREAD/BELT
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 81T018000
Make | Model | Year |
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ELDORADO | L7815 | NO YEAR |
Date Owners Notified | Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database |
1981-09-28 | 1981-10-06 | 1981-10-13 |
Manufacturers Involved: Eldorado National-Kansas
Component: TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 29
Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report
Regulation Part Number: 571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 109
TIRES MAY DEVELOP A SEPARATION OF THE REINFORCING PLIES FROM THE RUBBER COMPOUND. THIS IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES".
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; EL DORADO WINTER WIDE TRAC II, SIZE L78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF AIR FROM TIRES,LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: SEPARATION MAY BE DETECTED BY A SLIGHT BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA OR BYVIBRATION DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. OWNER SHOULD MAINTAIN PROPER AIR PRESSUREAND AVOID DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNTIL TIRES ARE REPLACED.DOT ID NUMBERS: UTV3EB7301 AND UTV3EB7311.