Firestone H7815 Recalls

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 81T019000
Manufacturer: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Date of Owner Notification: November 24th, 1981

Defect Summary:
TIRES MAY HAVE AN UNDERCURED CONDITION WHICH WILL CAUSE A SEPARATION OF THE REINFORCING PLIES FROM THE RUBBER COMPOUND OF THE TREAD.

Corrective Summary:
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Recall Notes:
VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; FIRESTONE GRAN CHAMPION, SIZE H78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF AIR FROM TIRE,LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: SEPARATION MAY BE INDICATED BY A SLIGHT BULGE IN THE SHOULDER AREA OR BYVIBRATION DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.DOT ID NUMBERS: HYVXCHJ291, HYVXCHJ311 AND HYVXCHJ311. TIRES MUST ALSO HAVE THEMOLD IDENTIFYING STAMP "C2L" OR "C2R".

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 81T016000
Manufacturer: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Date of Owner Notification: November 12th, 1981

Defect Summary:
TIRES MAY HAVE AN UNDERCURE IN THE SHOULDER AREA WHICH CAN CAUSE A SEPARATION OF THE REINFORCING PLIES FROM THE RUBBER COMPOUND OF THE TREAD.

Corrective Summary:
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Recall Notes:
VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; DELUXE CHAMPION, SIZE H78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE COULD RESULT IN RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROMTHE TIRE, POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: SEPARATION MAY BE DETECTED BY A SLIGHT BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA OR BYVEHICLE VIBRATION.DOT ID NUMBERS: VCVXT1J271 AND VCVXT1J281. IN ADDITION, TIRES MUST BE STAMPEDWITH THE MOLD IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS "P7L" OR "P7R".

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 76T011000
Manufacturer: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Recall Notes:
DELUXE CHAMPION SUP-R-BELT H78-15 AND L78-15 LOAD RANGE D.DELUXE CHAMPIONSUP-R-BELT H78-14 LOAD RANGE B.POSSIBILITY THAT TIRES WERE UNDERCURED DUE TOINSUFFICIENT CURING TEMPERATURES.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, BUMPS ORBULGESMOST LIKELY WILL APPEAR IN LOWER SIDEWALL AREA.CONTINUED USE CAN CAUSESEPARATION TO PROGRESS TO A POINT OF LOSS OF AIR.LOSS OF AIR CAN RESULT INLOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED.(CORRECT BY REPLACINGTIRES AT NO CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION))LURE DOT IDENTH78-15 L78-15 H78-14 VJVXC1J086 VHV3C1U086 VEMBDDA016 VJVXC1J096 VHV3C1U096VEMBDDA026 VJVXC1J106 VHV3C1U106 VEMBDDA036 VJVXC1J116 VHV3C1U116 VEMBDDA046VJVXC1J126 VHV3C1U126 VEMBDDA056 VEMBDDA076 VEMBDDA086 VEMBDDA096.