Yokohama Avid Touring S Recalls
All Yokohama Avid Touring S recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.October 5th, 2012
Recalled Component
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Recall Date
October 5th, 2012
October 5th, 2012
Units Effected
10,669
10,669
NHTSA Campaign Number: 12T025000
Manufacturer: YOKOHAMA TIRE CORPORATION
Manufactured Begin Date: February 15th, 2009
Manufactured End Date: April 18th, 2009
Date of Owner Notification: October 26th, 2012
Defect Summary:
Yokohama Tire Corporation (Yokohama) is recalling certain AVID Touring S tires, size 215/65R16 98T SL, produced between February 2009 and April 2009. The tires may have been produced with an irregular geometry in the casing turn up area above the tire bead in the lower sidewall. This irregular geometry may lead to a lower sidewall crack resulting in a rapid loss of tire inflation. Consequence Summary:
Rapid air loss while the vehicle is in use may result in a tire failure that could cause a crash. Corrective Summary:
Yokohama will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires free of charge. The safety recall BEGAN ON October 26, 2012. Owners may contact Yokohama at 1-888-589-3348. Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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