Recall campaign · NHTSA 88V076000

Tires

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1988-05-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V076000

Tires

Component: Tires
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
Vehicles affected: 130
Reported to NHTSA: 1988-05-06
Owners notified: 1988-07-01

Defect description

DUE TO IMPROPER MOUNTING PROCESS, SEMPERIT TIRES 20570R14 MOUNTED ON ALLOY WHEEL SIZE 6J X 14 COULD EXPERIENCE TINY CRACKS IN THE BEAD AREA.

Safety risk

TIRES COULD LOSE AIR, CREATING POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE TIRES AS NECESSARY.

Notes

SYSTEM: WHEELS/TIRES.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VAN AND CAMPER TYPE VEHICLES.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
Volkswagen Camper	1988 1987
Volkswagen Vanagon	1988 1987

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.