Vehicle and equipment recalls
787 federal recalls on file. Federal recalls for vehicles, tires, child seats, and motor vehicle equipment. Sourced from NHTSA and translated into plain English.
- 2004-07-16NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER TIRE/CRACKS IN THE SHOULDER BASE
THIS COULD LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
- 2004-06-29NHTSA-EquipmentMichelin North America, Inc.Michelin North America, Inc. — MICHELIN/BF GOODRICH/FMVSS 109/IMPACT FAILURE
FAILURE OF THE TIRE WHILE IN USE CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2004-05-14NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER TIRE/TREAD CHUNKING
TREAD SEPARATION COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2004-04-09NHTSA-EquipmentKumho Tire Co., Inc.Kumho Tire Co., Inc. — KUMHO/FMVSS 109
IF THE TREAD WERE TO SPLIT WHILE IN USE, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- 2004-03-16NHTSA-EquipmentMETZELER MOTORCYCLE TIREMETZELER MOTORCYCLE TIRE — METEZLER/MOTORCYCLE TIRES/SUDDEN VIBRATION
SUDDEN VIBRATION OF THE FRONT TIRE COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, POSSIBLE RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2004-03-08NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/INSUFFICIENT INNERLINER GAUGE/AIR LOSS
THE LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- 2004-03-08NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/SIDEWALL CRACKING/RAPID LOSS OF AIR
THE LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- 2004-03-08NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/TREAD SEPARATION
. TREAD SEPARATION COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- 2004-02-26NHTSA-EquipmentBridgestone Americas Tire OperationsBridgestone Americas Tire Operations — BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE/RAPID AIR LOSS
PERSONAL INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH COULD RESULT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2004-02-13NHTSA-EquipmentMichelin North America, Inc.Michelin North America, Inc. — MICHELIN/FMVSS 109/EXTRA LOAD TIRE CATAGEORY
THESE TIRES ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH ROAD HAZARDS. A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING SHOULD THE TIRE BE DAMAGED FROM IMPACT WITH ROAD HAZARDS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH.
- 2004-02-02NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/INNERLINER TEARS
THE LOSS OF AIR COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO RUN UNDER-INFLATED AND RESULT IN EARLY FAILURE. SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2003-10-30NHTSA-EquipmentMETZELER MOTORCYCLE TIREMETZELER MOTORCYCLE TIRE — METZELER/EXCESSIVE BELT TENSION
AS A RESULT, THE TIRE MAY CHANGE SHAPE AND A BUBBLE MAY APPEAR IN THE TREAD AREA CAUSING THE FRONT TIRE OF THE MOTORCYCLE TO VIBRATE. SUDDEN VIBRATION OF THE FRONT END COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, POSSIBLE RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2003-05-05NHTSA-EquipmentBridgestone Americas Tire OperationsBridgestone Americas Tire Operations — BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE/TREAD SEPARATION
TREAD SEPARATION OF THE TIRE CAN POSSIBLY LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
- 2003-03-20NHTSA-EquipmentMichelin North America, Inc.Michelin North America, Inc. — FMVSS 119/MAXIMUM TIRE LOAD RATING
- 2002-12-03NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/INADEQUATE RUBBER COVERAGE
IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT DETECTED, CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE THE PLY CORDS TO BREAK AND THE TUBELESS LINER TO TEAR AND LOSE THE INFLATING AIR. LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-11-12NHTSA-EquipmentAsphalt Hercules Tire & Rubber Co LLCAsphalt Hercules Tire & Rubber Co LLC — HERCULES/COOPER/LOWER SIDEWALL CRACKING
WHEN THIS CONDITION EXISTS, OVER TIME IT COULD RESULT IN ACCELERATED AIR LOSS. LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-10-30NHTSA-EquipmentSEARS ROEBUCK & CO.SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. — SEARS/COOPER/INNERLINER FOLD
TIRES WITH A FOLD OR CRACK WILL LEAK AIR WHEN THEY ARE MOUNTED AND INFLATED. SHOULD THE AIR LOSS NOT BE DETECTED, THE LOSS OF INFLATING AIR COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-09-10NHTSA-EquipmentBridgestone Americas Tire OperationsBridgestone Americas Tire Operations — FIRESTONE/TREAD CHUNKING
CONTINUED USE OF A TIRE WITH THIS CONDITION MAY LEAD TO A LOCALIZED 'CHUNK OUT' OF TREAD MATERIAL, AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-09-01NHTSA-EquipmentBridgestone Americas Tire OperationsBridgestone Americas Tire Operations — FIRESTONE/FMVSS 119
THESE TIRES CAN BE OVER-INFLATED AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-08-19NHTSA-EquipmentContinental Tire the Americas, LLCContinental Tire the Americas, LLC — CONTINENTAL/TREAD SEPARATION
THESE CONDITIONS CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO TREAD DETACHMENT OR SEPARATION. SHOULD THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE CARCASS, THE DRIVER COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
- 2002-08-19NHTSA-EquipmentContinental Tire the Americas, LLCContinental Tire the Americas, LLC — CONTINENTAL/LOSS OF TREAD RIB RUBBER
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-07-23NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/INNERLINER FOLD
TIRES WITH A FOLD OR CRACK WILL LEAK AIR WHEN THEY ARE MOUNTED AND INFLATED. SHOULD THE AIR LOSS NOT BE DETECTED, THE LOSS OF INFLATING AIR COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-05-06NHTSA-EquipmentPEP BOYSPEP BOYS — PEP BOYS/COOPER/LOWER SIDEWALL CRACKING
WHEN THIS CONDITION EXISTS, OVER TIME IT COULD RESULT IN ACCELERATED AIR LOSS. LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-03-22NHTSA-EquipmentGoodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyGoodyear Tire & Rubber Company — KELLY/SPRINGFIELD/TREAD SEPARATION
IF THE TREAD WERE TO SEPARATE FROM THE CARCASS OF THE TIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE DRIVE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-02-25NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/LOWER SIDEWALL CRACKING
WHEN THIS CONDITION EXISTS, OVER TIME IT COULD RESULT IN ACCELERATED AIR LOSS. LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-01-28NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/INNERLINER TEARS
WHEN THIS CONDITION EXISTS, IT COULD RESULT IN ACCELERATED AIR LOSS. LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2002-01-28NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/PINHOLE IN TIRE SIDEWALL
SHOULD THE AIR LOSS NOT BE DETECTED, THE LOSS OF THE INFLATING AIR MIGHT RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- 2001-12-01NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/INADEQUATE RUBBER COVERAGE
WHEN THIS CONDITION EXISTS, IT MAY EVENTUALLY EXPOSE THE BELT WIRES WHICH COULD LEAD TO BELT DEGRADATION.
- 2001-10-15NHTSA-EquipmentBridgestone Americas Tire OperationsBridgestone Americas Tire Operations — FIRESTONE/TREAD SEPARATION
IF THE TREAD SEPARATES FROM THE TIRE, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
- 2001-07-23NHTSA-EquipmentCooper Tire & Rubber Co.Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. — COOPER/SIDEWALL CRACKING
THE LOSS OF INFLATION PRESSURE COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO RUN UNDER-INFLATED AND RESULT IN EARLY TIRE FAILURE. THE LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
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