Union 76 Lr7815 Recalls

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NHTSA Campaign Number: 78T031000
Manufacturer: KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO
Date of Owner Notification: December 11th, 1978

Defect Summary:
THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY FAIL IN SERVICE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Corrective Summary:
DEALER WILL INSTALL REPLACEMENT TIRES THAT WILL BE MOUNTED AND BALANCED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Recall 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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NHTSA Campaign Number: 76T001000
Manufacturer: KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO

Recall Notes:
KELLY SPRINGFIELD PRESTIGE RADIAL, ALL AMERICAN CUSTOM RADIAL.ASTROSTAR DELUXRADIAL.ATLAS RADIAL XL.CORDOVAN RADIAL CR-10.DELTA RADIAL II.MULTI-MILER RADIAL XL.MODIL RADIAL.HALLMARK PWR RADIAL G/P.OK STARMASTER G.TRAVELER RADIAL 360.UNION 76 RADIAL FOUR STAR.POSSIBILITY THAT TIRES BUILTWITH AN EXTREMELY LOW CORD ANGLE IN THE FIBERGLASS BELT, IN LOW TEMPERATURE CANRESULT IN BREAKAGE OF THE FIBERGLAS BELTS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO TREAD SEPARATIONAND POSSIBLE CRACKING THROUGH THE INNERLINER.THE TIRE IN THIS CONDITION ISDETECTABLE BY TIRE THUMP AND VIBRATION WHICH GIVES THE DRIVER ENOUGH TIME TOREDUCE SPEED AND AVOID CRASH.IF WARNING IS NOT HEEDED SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR ANDVEHICLE CRASH CAN OCCUR.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WITH NEW TIREWITHIN 60 DAY FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATIONTO CUSTOMER OR DEALER).DOT IDENT PLANTBUILT DATE PJ 464 THROUGH 036 PH 464 THROUGH 036.