COOPER ZEON 2XS Recalls

May 14, 2004 – COOPER ZEON 2XS TIRES, SIZE 22545R18 RE PRODUCED BETWEEN MARCH 28 AND APRIL 10, 2004. THESE TIRES MAY BE PRONE TO TREAD CHUNKING WHICH AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD LEAD TO TREAD SEPARATION.

Mar 08, 2004 – COOPER ZEON 2XS AND MASTERCRAFT AVENGER ZHP, SIZE 265/35R18 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 21, 2003, AND JANUARY 10, 2004. THESE TIRES ARE PRONE TO TREAD CHUNKING WHICH MAY LEAD TO TREAD SEPARATION.

Mar 08, 2004 – COOPER ZEON 2XS, COOPER ZEON ZPT, AND MASTERCRAFT AVENGER ZHP, SIZE 215/35R18 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 11 AND JANUARY 31, 2004. THESE TIRES ARE PRONE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING ON BOTH SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRE. IN CERTAIN SERVICE CONDITIONS WHERE EXCESSIVE FLEXING OF THE TIRE SIDEWALL OCCURS THE CRACKING COULD EXTEND TO THE BODY PLY CORDS. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO THE DEGRADATION OF THE BODY PLY CORDS AND LOSS OF INFLATION PRESSURE. THE LOSS OF INFLATION PRESSURE COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO RUN UNDER-INFLATED AND RESULT IN EARLY TIRE FAILURE.