GULF STREAM FRIENDSHIP 1981: TIRES

Make : GULF STREAM Model : FRIENDSHIP Year : 1981
Build Dates : 1981-04-01 - 1981-08-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 81V141000
Date Owner's Notified: 1981-12-22 Date Received by ODI: 1981-11-24 Date Added to Database: 1981-12-01
Manufacturers Involved: SHASTA INDUSTRIES
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: TIRES
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 88
Summary:
      "B" LOAD RANGE TIRES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, RATHER THAN "C" LOAD RANGE AS INDICATED ON FEDERAL STICKER. FEDERAL REGULATIONS REQUIRE THE USE OF A "C" LOAD RANGE TIRE ON A TRAILER IN THIS WEIGHT CLASS. THE LOWER "B" RANGE TIRE MAY BLOW OUT UNDER THE WEIGHT ON THIS TRAILER, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Consequence:
     
Remedy:
      UPON INSPECTION, "B" LOAD RANGE TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITH "C" LOAD RANGE TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE.
Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES.SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; TIRES.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: BLOW OUT MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTING INAN ACCIDENT.