9999 VANDERBILT TURBO-TECH G/T RADIAL Recall

Campaign:

17T019000 on 12/18/2017

Component:

Tires:tread/belt

Manufactured:

02/04/2017 - 02/10/2017

Affected:

41,014

Defect:

Cooper tire & rubber co. (cooper) is recalling certain cooper cobra radial g/t tires, sizes p215/70r14, p225/70r14 and p225/70r15, cornell 1000 tires, size p235/75r15, el dorado golden fury gft tires, size p205/75r15, futura gls super sport tires, size p225/70r14, mastercraft avenger g/t tires, size p225/70r14, mastercraft mc-440 tires, sizes 185/60r15, 215/60r16, 225/60r16, 225/60r17 and 205/55r16, starfire rs-c 2.0 tires, sizes 215/60r16 and 205/55r16, starfire sf-340 tires, sizes p215/65r16, p185/60r15, p215/60r16 and p225/60r16, cooper trendsetter se tires, sizes p205/75r15 and p235/75r15, mastercraft a/s iv tires, sizes p205/75r15 and p235/75r15, and vanderbilt turbo-tech g/t radial tires, size p225/70r14. these tires were manufactured with an incorrect belt rubber compound that may result in poor adhesion of the rubber to the belt wires, potentially resulting in a belt separation.

Consequence:

If the belt separates from the tire it can cause loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Correction:

Cooper will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires, free of charge. the recall began on january 3, 2018. owners may contact cooper customer service at 1-800-854-6288. cooper's number for this recall is 170.

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.

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