Firestone · Canada · Crit
Firestone TPC, 500: Tires
Affects Firestone TPC, 500 · 1978 — about 600K vehicles.
The hazard
POSSIBLE TREAD SEPARATION IF UNDER-INFLATED. CANADIAN, U.S. AND SWEDISH MADE FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL 500 TIRES (5 AND 7 RIB TREAD DESIGN ) AND FIRESTONE STEEL BELTED RADIAL TPC TIRES. TIRES WERE SOLD AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON AMC, CHRYSLER, FORD, GENERAL MOTORS AND VOLVO VEHICLES AND ALSO SOLD AS REPLACEMENTS. ALL SIZES OF TIRES INVOLVED. TIRES WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE OR FOR 50% OF THE PRESENT PURCHASE PRICE FOR NEW EQUIVALENT TIRES DEPENDING ON THE DATE OF TIRE MANUFACTURE AND THE DATE THE TIRE WAS SOLD.
What to do
Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.
Critical — crash/injury risk now
High — injury risk; see remedy
Moderate — fix at next service
Low — minor / informational