Firestone Hr7815 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: 77T018000
Manufacturer: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Defect Summary:
THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN UNDERCURED DURING MANUFACTURE DUE TO A LEAK IN THE DIAPHRAGM OF THE VALVE CONTROLLING THE CIRCULATING INTERNAL HOT WATER.

Corrective Summary:
DEALER WILL REPLACE INVOLVED TIRES AND MOUNT AND BALANCE REPLACEMENT TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Recall Notes:
VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; FIRESTONE STEEL BELTED RADIAL 721 WHITE SIDEWALL, SIZE HR78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED OPERATION COULD LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE CAUSINGRAPID LOSS OF AIR, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: A BULGE IN THE LOWER SIDEWALL MAY INDICATE THE DEFECT IS PRESENT.DOT ID NUMBERS: W2VYXM3197, W2VY1BP207.

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 77T006000
Manufacturer: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Defect Summary:
THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES", DUE TO DISTORTION AND SEPARATION IN THE TREAD AREA, WHICH CAN OCCUR WHILE THE TIRE IS IN SERVICE AND SUBJECTED TO OPERATING CONDITIONS SUCH AS EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP. THIS HEAT BUILD UP CAN RESULT FROM THE TIRE BEING USED IN AN UNDERINFLATED, OVERLOADED OR HIGH SPEED CONDITION.

Corrective Summary:
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL RECALLED TIRES AND MOUNT AND BALANCE REPLACEMENT TIRES FREE OF CHARGE, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.

Recall Notes:
VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; STEEL BELTED RADIAL 500 5-RIB DESIGN, SIZES HR78-14 & HR78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: UNDER CONTINUED OPERATION, RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROM TIRE,LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR.NOTE: INDICATIONS OF TREAD SEPARATION INCLUDE DISTORTION IN THE TREAD AREA OFTHE TIRE, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN READILY NOTICEABLE VEHICLE VIBRATION.DOT ID NUMBER: REQUEST FILE BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER FROM AGENCY.

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 74T017000
Manufacturer: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Recall Notes:
POSSIBILITY THAT TIRE MAY HAVE UNDERCURED CONDITION CAUSED BY AN EQUIPMENTMALFUNCTION.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS IT CAN CAUSE LOCA- LIZED OVERHEATING ANDCONSEQUENT TREAD CHUNKING AND/OR SEPARATION, WITH A RAPID LOSS OF AIR.A RAPIDLOSS OF AIR AT HIGH SPEED COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING TIRE WHERE NECESSARY).