Firestone Gr7815 Recalls

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 80T011000
Manufacturer: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Manufactured Begin Date: June 1st, 1976
Manufactured End Date: June 1st, 1978
Date of Owner Notification: July 28th, 1980

Defect Summary:
TIRES MAY BE SUBJECT TO FAILURE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.

Corrective Summary:
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED, MOUNTED AND BALANCED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION. TIRES PURCHASED PRIOR TO JUNE 1, 1977 MAY BE RETURNED FOR A HALF-PRICE REFUND, WITHIN THE 60 DAY LIMIT.

Recall Notes:
VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; FIRESTONE STEEL BELTED RADIAL 500 (5 RIB AND 7 RIB), FIRESTONETPC, UNION RADIAL STEEL, KM RADIAL 40, WARD"S GRAPPLER II, ATLAS GOLDENAIRE IIAND NATIONAL STEEL BELTED RADIAL, SIZES BR70-13, GR70-15, BR78-13, 195/70R13,CR70-13, CR78-14, DR78-14, ER78-14, FR78-14, FR78-15, GR70-15, GR78-14,GR78-15, HR78-14, HR78-15, JR78-14, JR78-15, LR78-15, AND NR78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE COULD RESULT IN RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROMTIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: POTENTIAL FOR TIRE FAILURE MAY BE INDICATED BY THE APPEARANCE OF A BULGEIN THE TREAD AREA OR BY A THUMPING SOUND OR ROUGHNESS IN THE RIDE.DOT ID NUMBERS: VD017 THROUGH 526, VC186 THROUGH 526, VE186 THROUGH 436, VJ097THROUGH 436, VK186 THROUGH 526, VL186 THROUGH 476, VN186 THROUGH 526, WH097THROUGH 266, W2186 THROUGH 436.

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 76T021000
Manufacturer: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Recall Notes:
FIDESTA PRIMERO STEEL BELTED RADIAL LOAD RANGE B.FIRESTONE/GENERAL MOTORS TPCSTEEL BELTED RADIAL.POSSIBILITY THAT TIRES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTORVEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.109.THE SUSPECT TIRES ARE NOT COMPLETELY CURED,AND THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO TREAD CHUNKINGAND POSSIBLY PROGRESS TO A POINTWHERE AN AIR LOSS COULD OCCUR.LOSS OF AIR CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OFVEHICLE WHEN RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.(CORRECT BY REPLACING TIRE OR TIRESATNO COST TO CUSTOMER).DOT IDENT0 VDVWDR054 VDVWDR104 VDVWDR064 VDVWDR114VDVWDR074 VDVWDR124 VDVWDR084 VDVWDR134.VDVWDR094

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 75T049000
Manufacturer: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Recall Notes:
FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL 500 WSW GR78-15.LOAD RANGE B.POSSIBILITY THAT TIRESWERE BUILT WITH THE WRONG RUBBER COMPOUND IN THE UPPER SIDEWALL AREA ON THEWHITE SIDEWALL.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS AND CONTINUED USE AFTER CRACKS APPEARCOULD CAUSE RAPID LOSS OF AIR TO OCCUR.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACINGWITH NEW TIRE).DOT IDENT VDVW99Y135.