Tires

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 16:58

Today Toyo Tires U.S.A. Corp announced a safety recall for approximately 68,763 Toyo Extensa A/S tires. This recall affects only specific tires in the Extensa line that are size P225/60R16 and marked “Made in the USA" on the sidewall.

These defective tires were produced in Toyo’s Georgia manufacturing plant and are further identified by the last four digits of the Tire Identification Number (TIN), which ranges from 3890 to 4410. They were manufactured from September 29, 2009 to November 6, 2010.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 09:44

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that Chrysler has initiated a recall for certain model year 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8s and Chrysler 300 SRT8s for “failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard[s]” that address the vehicles’ Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). The tire safety system on these vehicles does not warn drivers when a tire has dropped 25 percent below its recommended pressure, posing a serious crash risk.