Falls L7815 Recalls

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 74T003000
Manufacturer: FALLS TIRE CO.
Manufactured Begin Date: December 1st, 1973
Manufactured End Date: January 1st, 1974
Date of Owner Notification: February 22nd, 1974

Recall Notes:
TIRES FAILED TO PASS MANUFACTURER'S 34-HOUR INDOOR WHEEL ENDURANCE TEST OFFEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109. DURING TESTS THERE WEREINDICATIONS THAT TIRES MIGHT DEVELOP SEPARATION OF PILES IN SIDEWALL AREA.(CORRECT BY IN SPECTING AND RETURNING TIRES TO DEALER FOR NO CHARGE REPLACEMENTIF RETURNED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF FEBRUARY 19, 1974 NOTIFICATION.)

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 80T017000
Manufacturer: FALLS TIRE CO.
Manufactured Begin Date: July 1st, 1980
Manufactured End Date: July 1st, 1980
Date of Owner Notification: August 26th, 1980

Defect Summary:
TIRES MAY DEVELOP SEPARATION OF THE REINFORCING PLIES FROM THE RUBBER COMPOUND. TIRES FAILED THE HIGH SPEED TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES".

Corrective Summary:
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Recall Notes:
VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; GIANT ROADMASTER 78, HERCULES SAFTIPREME 78, FALLS PERSUADER,SIZE L78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TIRES MAY LOSE AIR SUDDENLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: DEFECT MAY BE DETECTED BY A BULGING IN THE TREAD AREA AND A RESULTINGTHUMPING VIBRATION DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THE CHANCES OF TIRE FAILURE MAY BEREDUCED BY MAINTAINING PROPER AIR PRESSURE AND BY AVOIDING DRIVING AT HIGHWAYSPEEDS.DOT ID NUMBERS: UPV3HAU290, UPV3JAF290, AND UPV3FAM290.

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 71T009000
Manufacturer: FALLS TIRE CO.
Manufactured Begin Date: May 1st, 1969
Manufactured End Date: December 1st, 1970
Date of Owner Notification: July 16th, 1971

Recall Notes:
SURVEILLANCE TESTS INDICATED POSSIBLE FAILURE TO PASS PRESCRI BED WHEEL TESTSOF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 109.TIRES USED UNDER SEVERE ORUNUSUAL CONDITIONS MIGHT DETERIORAT E DUE TO EXTREME HEAT AND FLEXING AND IFLEFT IN SERVICE COULDRESULT IN LOSS OF AIR.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDREPLACE WH ERE NECESSARY.)MAY 1969 THRU DECEMBER 1970.

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 79T033000
Manufacturer: FALLS TIRE CO.
Manufactured Begin Date: March 1st, 1979
Manufactured End Date: April 1st, 1979
Date of Owner Notification: September 18th, 1979

Defect Summary:
TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD N0. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES". TIRES MAY DEVELOP TREAD SEPARATION AND CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE THE PLY CORDS TO BREAK.

Corrective Summary:
DEALER WILL REPLACE, MOUNT AND BALANCE INVOLVED TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Recall Notes:
VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; COOPER LIFELINER PREMIUM 78, FALLS AVENGER, HERCULES ULTRAPREME,SIZE L78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TREAD SEPARATION AND BROKEN PLY CORDS COULD CAUSE RAPIDLOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TREAD SEPARATION MAY BE INDICATED BY A BULGE IN THE TIRE TREAD AND BY ATHUMPING VIBRATION DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. UNTIL REPLACED, MAINTAIN PROPERAIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND AVOID DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.DOT ID NUMBERS: COOPER: UPN3CAA119 THRU 139; FALLS: UPV3FAC119 THRU 139;HERCULES: UPV3HAD119 THRU 139.

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 75T017000
Manufacturer: FALLS TIRE CO.
Date of Owner Notification: March 14th, 1975

Recall Notes:
COOPER SURE-BELT POLYESTER/FIBERGLASS AND WEATHER-MASTER 400 POLYESTER L78-15.FALLS SUR-BELT POLYESTER/FIBERGLASS L78-15.GIANT SUR-BELTPOLYSTER/FIBERG-LASS L78-15.TIRES FAILED TO MEET INDOOR WHEEL ENDURANCE TESTOF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 109.POSSIBILITY OF TIRES DEVELOPINGSEPARATION OF PILES IN THE SIDEWALL AREA WHEN RUN OVERLOADED OR UNDER INFLATED.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WITH NEW TIRE WHERE NECESSARY).DOTIDENT SURE-BELT UTV3HDM364 WEATHER-MASTER UTV3F2P424 UTV3F2P434.