Dunlop recall: Tires
What is wrong
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) is recalling certain Dunlop SP50 tires, size P205/70R15 95T, manufactured December 2, 2012, to February 1, 2014. The affected tires could experience tread chunking in service. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 139, "New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles."
What could happen
If the tire experiences tread chunking in service the risk of a crash may be increased.
The fix
Goodyear will notify owners, and dealers will replace tires, free of charge. The recall began on September 27, 2016. Owners may contact Goodyear customer service at 1-800-592-3267.
Vehicles covered
- Dunlop Sp50
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16T011000
- Type
- Tires
- Filed by
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 12, 2016
- Owners notified
- Sep 27, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 16,757
- Started by
- NHTSA compliance testing
- Built
- Dec 2, 2012 to Feb 1, 2014
- Part
- Tires › Tread/belt
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 139
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.