ELDORADO L7815 9999: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 81T018000

Make Model Year
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

Summary

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".

Remedy

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Notes

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.