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JTW FR7814 Tire Recall - Campaign #78T031000

 
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JTW FR7814 TIRE RECALL - #78T031000

RECALL FOR TIRES

THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY FAIL IN SERVICE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Information provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Tire JTW FR7814
Manufacturer FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER
Manufactured between 1/1/1900 - 1/1/1900
Recalled on 11/16/1982
Influenced by OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION
Owners Notified on 12/11/1978
# Affected 14,500,000
Recalled for TIRES
Description THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY FAIL IN SERVICE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Consequences
Corrective action DEALER WILL INSTALL REPLACEMENT TIRES THAT WILL BE MOUNTED AND BALANCED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Notes VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; FIRESTONE 5 RIB AND 7 RIB 500 STEEL BELTED RADIAL, SHELL BELTEDRADIAL, SHELL STEEL RADIAL, K-MART STEEL RADIAL 40, NATIONAL STEEL RADIAL,UNION STEEL RADIAL, SEIBERLING RT 70 STEEL BELTED RADIAL, ZENITH SUPREME STEELBELTED RADIAL, HOLIDAY SUPREME STEEL BELTED RADIAL, JTW FERRARI STEEL RADIALAND SUPREME STEEL RADIAL, LEMANS STEEL BELTED RADIAL, ATLAS GOLDENAIRE II,MONTGOMERY WARD GRAPPLER II AND GRAPPLER STEEL RADIAL, SIZES BR7813, ER7814,FR7814, GR7814, HR7814, GR7815, HR7815, JR7815, LR7815, AND DR7814.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: FAILURE OF TIRES DURING VEHICLE OPERATION COULD RESULT LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THE APPEARANCE OF A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL AREA OR A THUMPING SOUND ANDROUGHNESS IN THE RIDE MAY PRECEDE TIRE FAILURE.DOT ID NUMBERS: ATLAS: VD095 THRU -176; FIRESTONE (5 RIB): 016 THRU 526, (7RIB): 016 THRU 176, 355 THRU 525; HOLIDAY: YT095 THRU -526; JTW: YT095 THRU-385; SEIBERLING: YT095 THRU -526; CARAVELLE: YT095 THRU -475, NATIONAL: VD016THRU 176; UNION: VD016 THRU 176; K-MART: VD016 THRU 176; ZENITH: YT095 THRU526; SHELL: VD095 THRU 526, VJ095 THRU 526; WARDS: VD095 THRU 526, VC095 THRU526, VJ 095 THRU 526, AND VK095 THRU 526.
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