Yokohama Avid Touring S: Tires
Recall 12T025000 · Oct 2, 2012 · Yokohama Tire Corporation
10,669
units affected
10,669
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 12T025000
- Date
- Oct 2, 2012
- Maker
- Yokohama Tire Corporation
- Units affected
- 10,669
- Kind
- Tires
- Component
- Tires > Sidewall
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Yokohama Tire Corporation (Yokohama) is recalling certain AVID Touring S tires, size 215/65R16 98T SL, produced between February 2009 and April 2009. The tires may have been produced with an irregular geometry in the casing turn up area above the tire bead in the lower sidewall. This irregular geometry may lead to a lower sidewall crack resulting in a rapid loss of tire inflation.
What can happen
Rapid air loss while the vehicle is in use may result in a tire failure that could cause a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Yokohama will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires free of charge. The safety recall BEGAN ON October 26, 2012. Owners may contact Yokohama at 1-888-589-3348.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Yokohama | Avid Touring S | Not stated |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 12T025000?
1 model: Yokohama Avid Touring S (all years), about 10,669 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 12T025000?
Yokohama will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires free of charge. The safety recall BEGAN ON October 26, 2012. Owners may contact Yokohama at 1-888-589-3348.
What can happen?
Rapid air loss while the vehicle is in use may result in a tire failure that could cause a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.