22T009 – Tire Tread May Separate – Goodyear G159 Tires

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June 7, 2022
IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL
Goodyear Recall Campaign
275/70R22.5 G159
NHTSA Recall No. 22T009
Dear Class A Motorhome Owner and/or G159 Customer:
This notice is provided to you in accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety
Act. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (“Goodyear”) has determined that 275/70R22.5
G159 tires manufactured between 1996 and 2003 (“Subject Tires”) installed on recreational
vehicles may present an unreasonable safety risk due to tread separations and similar
catastrophic failures resulting from conditions present in RV use, which may include overloading
and/or insufficient tire inflation pressure that could affect vehicle control. A loss of vehicle
control increases the risk of a crash. As a result, Goodyear has decided to conduct a recall
campaign to replace free of charge the subject tires and to proactively promote participation in
this campaign among owners of recreational vehicles.
How to Obtain a Replacement Tire for Your Recreational Vehicle
If you have one of the Subject Tires on a recreational vehicle, you should contact the nearest
authorized Goodyear Commercial Tire and Service Network location or authorized Goodyear
commercial truck tire dealer and arrange for a free replacement with a Goodyear 275/70R22.5
G670 tire.
Goodyear also will cover the cost of dismounting and disposing of the Subject Tire and
mounting and balancing the new G670 tire. Tire replacement will take approximately one hour.
To underscore the importance of maintaining proper load and inflation pressure, Goodyear will
provide you with a $60 voucher that can be used to cover the cost of having your recreational
vehicle professionally weighed.
To be eligible for this replacement, you must return your Subject Tires to an authorized dealer.
To find the nearest retailer, go to goodyearrvtires.com or goodyeartrucktires.com and enter your
location information in the Find A Dealer area or call 1-866-353-3847.

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THE RUBBER COMPANY
PRODUCT SERVICE DEPARTMENT
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Product Service Bulletin
Important Information To Better Service Your Customers This PSB Is Applicable To: U.S.
June 7, 2022
PSB #2022-07 TO: Goodyear Company Owned Stores and Independent Goodyear Dealers in the U.S. Subject: 275/70R22.5 Goodyear G159 Recall (NHTSA Recall No. 22T009)
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is offering to replace any 275/70R22.5 G159 tires manufactured between 1996 and 2003, which are described in the “Tires Involved in Recall” section below (“Subject Tires”). The Subject Tires installed on recreational vehicles may present an unreasonable safety risk due to tread separations and similar failure modes resulting from conditions present in RV use—which may include overloading and/or insufficient tire inflation pressure—that could affect vehicle control. Goodyear will replace the Subject Tires free of charge.
We request your assistance in handling customers who may present a Subject Tire. Dealers will receive full credit for each qualifying tire(s) returned. In addition, dealers will receive reimbursement for tire inspection, mounting, balancing, and handling costs.
Tires Involved in Recall:
Size Type Product Code DOT#’s
275/70R22.5 Goodyear G159 756919903 MC6Y270W046 Thru 0403
275/70R22.5 Goodyear G159 756919040 MC6Y2BEW046 Thru 0403
275/70R22.5 Goodyear G159 756919903 NB7T2T8W046 Thru 0403 Tire Inspection and Recall Handling Procedure:
When a customer arrives at your location, please follow the procedure below.
1. Verify that the tire size, type, DOT numbers match the “Tires Involved in Recall” as described above.
2. Deflate the tire.
3. Remove the tire/wheel assembly from the vehicle and then demount the tire from the wheel following standard practices.
4. Any tire covered by this recall should be promptly and permanently altered so that it is rendered unsuitable for resale for installation on motor vehicles. Examples of how to alter the tires include, but are not limited to: drill three ½ inch size holes in the sidewall above the TIN (DOT). Replacement Tire:
Size Type Product Code
275/70R22.5 Goodyear G670RV MRT 756919050 THE RUBBER COMPANY
PRODUCT SERVICE DEPARTMENT
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Replacement tires can be ordered using your normal tire ordering process. To underscore the importance of maintaining proper load and inflation pressure, Goodyear also will provide the end user with a $60 voucher that can be used to cover the cost of having their recreational vehicle professionally weighed. End user contact information MUST be included on the adjustment claim form under the Consumer Information section in order for Goodyear to send the $60 voucher. Subject Tire Not Fitted on a RV: Any end user who inquires about a Subject Tire not fitted on a recreational vehicle should be directed to: Goodyear Consumer Relations at 1-800-592-3267. Recall Reimbursement Schedule:
Amount Reimbursed Reimbursement Process Replacement Tire(s) Handling Allowance for Demount, Mount & Balance for mounted tire(s)
Handling Allowance for unsold, unmounted tires Active invoice price on the date of adjustment $95.00 per tire Standard handling allowance Adjustment claim process detailed below Adjustment claim process detailed below Adjustment claim process detailed below Adjustment Claim Form Processing Instructions:
• Attach a copy of the no-charge service invoice, complete a Product Adjustment Claim form according to the instructions with the form. In the Removal Reason Box record “G159 Recall”.
• Return recalled tires to your Product Service Center with your next shipment of adjustments. Follow the usual adjustment tire return procedures. See Product Service Bulletin 2021-01A, in the Product Service section on Tire-HQ, for adjustment return procedures. Questions or Problems
If you have questions, please contact your National Field Manager Product Service or call our
tact information for you National Field rvice, can be found in Product Service Bulletin on Tire-HQ.

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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004
Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22T-009
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Manufacturer Name : Submission Date :
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company JUN 02, 2022 NHTSA Recall No. : 22T-009 Manufacturer Recall No. : NR Manufacturer Information :
Manufacturer Name : Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Address : 200 Innovation Way
Akron OH 44316
Company phone : 330-796-2121 Population :
Number of potentially involved : 173,237 Estimated percentage with defect : NR
Tire Information :
Tire Brand 1 : Goodyear Tire Line : G159
Tire Size : 275/70R22.5
Descriptive Information : The population consists of 275/70R22.5 G159 tires with a DOT code shown below and produced by Goodyear for sale in the United States. The campaign does not include other G159 tires.
Production Dates : FEB 01, 1996 – JAN 31, 2003
TIN (Tire Identification Number) Plant ID Size code Optional Code Begin M Code End M Code MC 6Y 270W 046 0403
MC 6Y 2BEW 046 0403
NB 7T 2T8W 046 0403 Description of Defect :
Description of the Defect : Certain size 275/70R22.5 G159 tires installed on motorhomes experienced tread separations and other failures when exposed to conditions present in that market segment, including overloading and underinflation. The estimated population of these tires is undetermined. Production of the subject tire ended in January 2003. This Part 573 Report is being submitted to address concerns that some of these size 275/70R22.5 G159 tires may still remain in service.
FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR
Description of the Safety Risk : Tread separations can lead to loss of vehicle control, resulting in increased
risk of crash.
Description of the Cause : Some size 275/70R22.5 G159 tires installed on motorhomes experienced tread
separations resulting from the motorhome manufacturer inadequately Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22T-009 Page 2 Identification of Any Warning
that can Occur : specifying reserve loads, as well as overloading and underinflation common to the motorhome application.
Operators of these recreational vehicles may notice noise or vibration that could indicate a potential tire tread separation. Involved Components : Component Name : NR Component Description : NR Component Part Number : NR Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer
Name : NR Address : NR
NR
Country : NR Chronology :
– NHTSA opened a preliminary evaluation (PE17-009) on December 28, 2017 to review and analyze allegations brought forward by a private litigant that the 275/70R22.5 G159 tire contained safety related defects that had caused motorhome crashes resulting in deaths and injuries to occupants of these vehicles.
– As part of PE17-009, NHTSA sent an information request to Goodyear on April 3, 2018. Goodyear submitted a response to that information request in May 2018.
– After a series of conversations and meetings between Goodyear and NHTSA, by letter of February 22, 2022, NHTSA requested that Goodyear conduct a safety recall of the 275/70R22.5 G159 tire (the “Subject Tires”). Goodyear filed its response to that letter on March 8, 2022, declining the request.
– To address concerns that some of these tires may still be in the marketplace or in use, Goodyear has agreed to undertake this recall. The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22T-009 Page 3 Description of Remedy :
Description of Remedy Program : – Any person that presents a recreational vehicle containing a Subject Tire
will receive a 275/70R22.5 Goodyear G670 tire free of charge. Goodyear will cover the cost of dismounting and disposing of the Subject Tire and mounting and balancing the new G670 tire. Additionally, any person presenting a Subject Tire on a recreational vehicle will be provided a voucher in the amount of $60 to cover the cost of having the vehicle professionally weighed.
– Any person who owns a Subject Tire not installed on a recreational vehicle can exchange it for $500.
– Instructions to dealers will specify that any tire removed under this recall is to be rendered unsuitable for resale for installation on motor vehicles prior to returning to Goodyear for credit. All removed tires returned to Goodyear will be used by our recycler for various recycling purposes.
– Since the motorhome manufacturers that specified the Subject Tires no longer are in business, and Goodyear does not have, or have access to, any registration data for the Subject Tires, Goodyear will issue an information bulletin describing this campaign. The bulletin will be published on certain Goodyear websites and issued to Tire Service Centers and Tire Dealers.
Goodyear also will make contact with leading trade associations and interest groups representing recreational vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and owners, and will request that the bulletin be made available to their membership, including through publication on those organizations’ websites and/or in their monthly publications. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component :
Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : The remedy tires are from Goodyear’s G670 tire line. N/A. Production of the Subject Tire had already stopped at the time NHTSA opened PE17-009. Recall Schedule :
Description of Recall Schedule : NR
Planned Dealer Notification Date : NR – NR Planned Owner Notification Date : NR – NR Purchaser Information :
The following manufacturers purchased this defective/noncompliant equipment for possible use or installation in new motor vehicles or new items of motor vehicle equipment: The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22T-009
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The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Name : NR Address : NR
NR Country : NR Company Phone : NR
* NR – Not Reported

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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004
Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22T-009
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Manufacturer Name : Submission Date :
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company JUN 07, 2022 NHTSA Recall No. : 22T-009 Manufacturer Recall No. : NR Manufacturer Information :
Manufacturer Name : Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Address : 200 Innovation Way
Akron OH 44316
Company phone : 330-796-2121 Population :
Number of potentially involved : 173,237 Estimated percentage with defect : NR
Tire Information :
Tire Brand 1 : Goodyear Tire Line : G159
Tire Size : 275/70R22.5
Descriptive Information : The population consists of 275/70R22.5 G159 tires with a DOT code shown below and produced by Goodyear for sale in the United States. The campaign does not include other G159 tires.
Production Dates : FEB 01, 1996 – JAN 31, 2003
TIN (Tire Identification Number) Plant ID Size code Optional Code Begin M Code End M Code MC 6Y 270W 046 0403
MC 6Y 2BEW 046 0403
NB 7T 2T8W 046 0403 Description of Defect :
Description of the Defect : Certain size 275/70R22.5 G159 tires installed on motorhomes experienced tread separations and other failures when exposed to conditions present in that market segment, including overloading and underinflation. The estimated population of these tires is undetermined. Production of the subject tire ended in January 2003. This Part 573 Report is being submitted to address concerns that some of these size 275/70R22.5 G159 tires may still remain in service.
FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR
Description of the Safety Risk : Tread separations can lead to loss of vehicle control, resulting in increased
risk of crash.
Description of the Cause : Some size 275/70R22.5 G159 tires installed on motorhomes experienced tread
separations resulting from the motorhome manufacturer inadequately Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22T-009 Page 2 Identification of Any Warning
that can Occur : specifying reserve loads, as well as overloading and underinflation common to the motorhome application.
Operators of these recreational vehicles may notice noise or vibration that could indicate a potential tire tread separation. Involved Components : Component Name : Tires Component Description : NR Component Part Number : NR Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer
Name : NR Address : NR
NR
Country : NR Chronology :
– NHTSA opened a preliminary evaluation (PE17-009) on December 28, 2017 to review and analyze allegations brought forward by a private litigant that the 275/70R22.5 G159 tire contained safety related defects that had caused motorhome crashes resulting in deaths and injuries to occupants of these vehicles.
– As part of PE17-009, NHTSA sent an information request to Goodyear on April 3, 2018. Goodyear submitted a response to that information request in May 2018.
– After a series of conversations and meetings between Goodyear and NHTSA, by letter of February 22, 2022, NHTSA requested that Goodyear conduct a safety recall of the 275/70R22.5 G159 tire (the “Subject Tires”). Goodyear filed its response to that letter on March 8, 2022, declining the request.
– To address concerns that some of these tires may still be in the marketplace or in use, Goodyear has agreed to undertake this recall. The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22T-009 Page 3 Description of Remedy :
Description of Remedy Program : – Any person that presents a recreational vehicle containing a Subject Tire
will receive a 275/70R22.5 Goodyear G670 tire free of charge. Goodyear will cover the cost of dismounting and disposing of the Subject Tire and mounting and balancing the new G670 tire. Additionally, any person presenting a Subject Tire on a recreational vehicle will be provided a voucher in the amount of $60 to cover the cost of having the vehicle professionally weighed.
– Any person who owns a Subject Tire not installed on a recreational vehicle can exchange it for $500.
– Instructions to dealers will specify that any tire removed under this recall is to be rendered unsuitable for resale for installation on motor vehicles prior to returning to Goodyear for credit. All removed tires returned to Goodyear will be used by our recycler for various recycling purposes.
– Since the motorhome manufacturers that specified the Subject Tires no longer are in business, and Goodyear does not have, or have access to, any registration data for the Subject Tires, Goodyear will issue an information bulletin describing this campaign. The bulletin will be published on certain Goodyear websites and issued to Tire Service Centers and Tire Dealers.
Goodyear also will make contact with leading trade associations and interest groups representing recreational vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and owners, and will request that the bulletin be made available to their membership, including through publication on those organizations’ websites and/or in their monthly publications. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component :
Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : The remedy tires are from Goodyear’s G670 tire line. N/A. Production of the Subject Tire had already stopped at the time NHTSA opened PE17-009. Recall Schedule :
Description of Recall Schedule : NR
Planned Dealer Notification Date : JUN 08, 2022 – JUN 30, 2022
Planned Owner Notification Date : JUN 08, 2022 – JUN 30, 2022 Purchaser Information :
The following manufacturers purchased this defective/noncompliant equipment for possible use or installation in new motor vehicles or new items of motor vehicle equipment: The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22T-009
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The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Name : NR Address : NR
NR Country : NR Company Phone : NR
* NR – Not Reported

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