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the involved tires fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, "new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars", due to separation in the shoulder and tread areas when run in an overloaded or under-inflated condition.

Corrective Action

Recall Notes

the dealer will replace involved tires free of charge within 6o days of recall notification.

Cooper 800145

Component

Tires:Bead

Consequence of Defect

the involved tires were inadvertently manufactured with the wrong ply fabric, resulting in separation in the tread in the shoulder area. under this circumstance, the tread of the tire will bulge. this condition will cause a vibration when the tire is in use. if the vibration is ignored or the separation is not detected, continued use may cause the tire to fail, losing the inflating air.

Corrective Action

Recall Notes

the dealer will replace all recall tires and mount and balance replacement tires at no cost to the customer.