NHTSA Campaign Number: 18T002
Manufacturer Les Schwab
Components TIRES
Potential Number of Units Affected 41,336
Retread May Separate from Tire
The incompletely cured vulcanizing compound can result in the tire tread separating from the tire casing, increasing the risk of a crash.
Summary
Les Schwab is recalling certain steel-belted radial truck tires that Les Schwab retreaded for their customers. The vulcanizing compound used during the retreading may not have been completely cured, resulting in incomplete adhesion of the tread to tire casing. The potentially affected retreaded tires were manufactured at Les Schwab's three retread facilities during calendar weeks 42 through 50 of 2017 and have the DOTR numbers: RDNJ4217RS - RDNJ5017RS, RNVK4417RS - RNVK5017RS and RCEE4217RS - RCEE5017RS.
Remedy
Les Schwab will notify the customers that had their tires retreaded, and will exchange the affected tires for properly retreaded ones, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Les Schwab at 1-541-447-4136.
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.
Manufacturer Notice - Date: March 23, 2018 Re: Recall of Retread Radial Truck Tires (“ LS Retread Recall ”) Important Amended Safety Recall Information
March 23, 2018
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2018/RCMN-18T002-1297.pdf
Manufacturer Notice - Date: March 20, 2018 Re: Recall of Retread Radial Truck Tires (LS Retread Recall)
March 20, 2018
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2018/RCMN-18T002-1466.pdf
Owner Notification Letter
April 27, 2018
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2018/RCONL-18T002-7631.pdf
PART 573 Defect and Noncompliance Report
March 15, 2018
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2018/RMISC-18T002-5421.pdf
Pre-Recall Customer Letter
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2018/RMISC-18T002-1170.pdf
Manufacturer Notice - IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2018/RCMN-18T002-1672.pdf
Chronology for Retreaded Tire Recall 18T002
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2018/RMISC-18T002-0271.pdf
Recall Acknowledgement
March 27, 2018
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2018/RCAK-18T002-7434.pdf
