NATIONAL H7815LT 9999: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 90T005000

Make Model Year
NATIONAL H7815LT NO YEAR
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1990-05-22 1990-06-01 1990-06-19

Production Dates: 1989-10-01 - 1990-02-01

Manufacturers Involved: NATIONAL TIRE

Component: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 6573

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

SOME TIRES MAY DEVELOP TREAD SEPARATION IN TREAD SHOULDER AREA CAUSING TREAD TO BULGE AND A THUMPING VIBRATION WHEN TIRE IS IN USE; CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE PLY CORD TO BREAK AND LINER TO TEAR AND LOSE INFLATING AIR PRESSURE.

Consequence

SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITH POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.

Remedy

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO CONSUMERS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.

Notes

SYSTEM: TIRES; BELTED TUBELESS, BELTED, TUBELESS OR TUBE TYPE; FALLS H7815LT;HERCULES H7815LT; COOPER H7815LT; NATIONAL H7815LT.VEHICLE CATEGORY: LIGHT TRUCKS.DOT IDENTIFICATION: UP7DCCC050 UP7D***429UP7D***439UP7D***459 UP7D***070 UPDBDW429, WHERE THE ASTERISK'*' CAN BE EITHER CCC, BDW, HDU, DBD, OR BTF.