GENERAL FR7814 9999: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 78T026000

Make Model Year
GENERAL FR7814 NO YEAR
Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1978-11-29 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Component: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 2652

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Regulation Part Number: 571

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 109

Summary

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

Remedy

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

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; GENERAL DUAL STEEL III, ATLAS GOLDENAIRE S, PHILLIPS 66 STEELBELTED RADIAL, SUMMIT M AND S, ALDON EMPCO M AND S, REYNOLDS M AND S, SAFEMARKM AND S, SIZES P235/75R15, P215/75R15, P225/75R15, FR78 X 14 AND GR78 X 14,P185/80R13, P185/80R13, P185/75R14, D235/75R15, HR78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SHOULD TIRE FAIL WHILE IN SERVICE, LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.NOTE: A VISIBLE BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA MAY BE AN INDICATION OF TREADSEPARATION.DOT ID NUMBERS: A3L7WUD368, A3MAWV4368, A3MAACF368, A3VWACF368, A3VYACF368,A3V4ACF368, A3JKWUH368, A3J7WUH368, A3HFWUH368, A3HHWUH368, A3HLWUH368,A3VYWHE368, A3JKWUE368, A3HLWUB368, A3HHWUD368, A3HLWUD368, A3HLWUF368, ANDA3HFWUD368.