9999 COOPER DISCOVERER A/T Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 02T001000 on 02/07/2002
- Component:
- Tires:sidewall
- Manufactured:
- 08/25/2001 - 08/31/2001
- Affected:
- 484
- Defect:
- Tire description: cooper discovery a/t tires, size p215/75r15 produced by copper tire & rubber co., between august 26 and september 1, 2001. some of these tires were producted with a small pinhole in the upper sidewall of the dot serial side of the tire. tires with this hole will leak when the tire is mounted on a wheel and inflated.
- Consequence:
- Should the air loss not be detected, the loss of the inflating air might result in loss of control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Cooper is notifying its customers to have their tires replaced free of charge. owner notification is expected to begin owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cooper's customer relations at 800-854-6288. also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 02T003000 on 03/10/2002
- Component:
- Tires:sidewall
- Manufactured:
- 11/24/2001 - 01/03/2002
- Affected:
- 32,755
- Defect:
- Tire description: cooper discoverer h/t, discoverer a/t, mastercraft courser a/t, mastercraft courser htr, avon ranger a-t, hercules terra trac touring ltd, futura dakota h/t, and futura adventurer h/t tires size p235/75r15 produced by copper tire & rubber co., between november 25, 2001, and january 5, 2002. some of these tires may exhibit lower sidewall cracking.
- Consequence:
- When this condition exists, over time it could result in accelerated air loss. loss of air could result in loss of steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Cooper is notifying its customers to have their tires replaced free of charge. owner notification began febraury 22, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cooper's customer relations at 800-854-6288. also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Notes:
- Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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