GOODYEAR Recalls

Apr 11, 1983 – DURING AUTOMATIC MOUNTING OF THE TIRES ON STYLED STEEL WHEELS OF CERTAIN CHRYSLER VEHICLES, TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED IN THE BEAD AREA. THE DAMAGE MAY ALLOW AIR TO FLOW INTO THE SIDE WALL AREA, LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE REINFORCING PLIES FROM THE RUBBER COMPOUND.

Oct 28, 1982 – THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY HAVE LESS RUBBER INSULATION BETWEEN THE INSIDE EXTREMITY OF THE BEAD BUNDLE AND WIRE PLY STOCK THAN IS DESIRABLE. THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN A FRETTING OR FRAYING ACTION OF THE WIRE PLY STOCK WHEN CONTACT IS MADE WITH THE BEAD BUNDLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN BROKEN PLY CORD WIRES MANIFESTED BY A RECTANGULAR SHAPED BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SUDDEN AIR LOSS.

Jul 29, 1982 – THE SUSPECT TIRES HAVE SMALL VOIDS IN THE SHOULDER AREA CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT STITCHING PRESSURE AT THE BUILDING MACHINE.

Dec 04, 1981 – QUESTIONABLE RUBBER FEEDSTOCK AND OTHER MATERIALS WERE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE TIRES. THIS MAY CAUSE A SEPARATION OF THE REINFORCING PLIES FROM THE RUBBER COMPOUND RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR.

Sep 10, 1981 – THE BASE OF THE VALVE IN THE TUBE CANNOT BE PROPERLY POSITIONED DUE TO MISMATCHED SIZE OF THE VALVE STEM AND WHEEL VALVE HOLE. THIS CAUSES A FOLD TO FORM IN THE TUBE ADJACENT TO THE VALVE BASE, WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE TUBE TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE.

Mar 16, 1981 – TIRES MAY HAVE AN INSUFFICIENT BEAD WIDTH WHICH MAY ALLOW A GRADUAL LOSS OF INFLATION PRESSURE. THE BEAD IS THE SURFACE OF THE TIRE THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE WHEEL.

Nov 03, 1980 – CERTAIN TIRES WERE PRODUCED WITH A WRINKLED AND BUCKLED FABRIC ABNORMALITY WHICH CAN CAUSE CRACKING IN THE BEAD TURN-UP AREA OF THE TIRE. CRACKING CAN PROMOTE DETERIORATION OF THE TIRE CARCASS AND LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE.

May 15, 1980 – THE INVOLVED CANS OF BRAKE FLUID DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 116, "MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE FLUIDS". THE EVAPORATION RATE OF THE FLUID EXCEEDS THAT ALLOWED UNDER THE SAFETY STANDARD.

Mar 25, 1980 – THE INVOLVED TIRES WERE PRODUCED WITH WRINKLED AND BUCKLED FABRIC ENDINGS IN THE BEAD TURNUP OF THE TIRE. THIS ABNORMALITY CAN EVENTUALLY CAUSE CRACKING IN THIS AREA.

Jan 25, 1980 – TIRES MAY NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". THESE TIRES HAVE INSUFFICIENT SIDEWALL GAUGE AT THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD JUNCTION. IF SUBJECTED TO SUSTAINED HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MAXIMUM LOADS, CRACKING COULD DEVELOP IN THE UPPER SIDEWALL. CRACKS IN THIS AREA WILL CAUSE DETERIORATION OF THE TIRE CORD, RESULTING IN TIRE FAILURE AND SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR.