JC PENNEY L7815 9999: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 79T037000

Make Model Year
JC PENNEY L7815 NO YEAR
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1979-11-02 1979-11-02 1980-01-11

Production Dates: 1979-09-01 - 1979-11-01

Manufacturers Involved: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Component: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 1845

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".

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE INVOLVED TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Notes

VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; J.C. PENNEY SURE FOOT II MUD & SNOW, SIZE L78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE COULD LEAD TO A RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROMTHE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.DOT ID NUMBERS:MANUFACTURING DATES: 299, 309, 319, 329, 339, 349, 359, 369,379 AND 389.