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NHTSA Campaign 09T012000

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Issued by PIRELLI TIRE LLC · Reported Sep 2, 2009 · 1,680 vehicles affected

What's wrong

PIRELLI IS RECALLING CERTAIN PIRELLI PZERO CORSA TIRES, SIZE 285/35 ZR19 (99Y) K1, IP 1778200 (LEFT) AND IP 1778300 (RIGHT) MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 2007 AND JULY 2009. PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION / BELT EDGE SEPARATION CAN OCCUR AT CONSTANT MAXIMUM HIGH SPEEDS (AT AND OVER 270 KMH OR 168 MPH FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME).

Consequence

TREAD OR BELT EDGE SEPARATION COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

PIRELLI TIRE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIRELLI TIRE AT 1-800-747-3554, SELECT OPTION #2.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
PIRELLI PZERO CORSA 1,680

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09T012000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.