Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor, model year 9999. Filed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and reported to NHTSA on 23 February 2012. 40,915 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Goodyear is recalling certain wrangler silent armor tires, sizes lt235/80r17 lre, lt325/60r18 lre, lt275/70r18 lre, lt265/70r17 lre, lt245/75r17 lre, and lt285/70r17 lrd, produced from the 9th week of 2009, through the 22nd week of 2009 (march 1st through may 31st). these tires may experience a partial tread area …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12T003 cover?
- Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor.
- What is wrong with them?
- GOODYEAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN WRANGLER SILENT ARMOR TIRES, SIZES LT235/80R17 LRE, LT325/60R18 LRE, LT275/70R18 LRE, LT265/70R17 LRE, LT245/75R17 LRE, AND LT285/70R17 LRD, PRODUCED FROM THE 9TH WEEK OF 2009, THROUGH THE 22ND WEEK OF 2009 (MARCH 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST).
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE DAMAGE WHEN THE SEPARATED TREAD STRIKES THE VEHICLE. A TREAD SEPARATION COULD ALSO CAUSE A TIRE FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT INA MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. GOODYEAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 13, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GOODYEAR AT 1-800-592-3267.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE DAMAGE WHEN THE SEPARATED TREAD STRIKES THE VEHICLE. A TREAD SEPARATION COULD ALSO CAUSE A TIRE FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT INA MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12T003 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY |
| System at fault | Tires:Tread/Belt |
| Reported to NHTSA | 23 February 2012 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | GOODYEAR WRANGLER SILENT ARMOR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE DAMAGE WHEN THE SEPARATED TREAD STRIKES THE VEHICLE. A TREAD SEPARATION COULD ALSO CAUSE A TIRE FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT INA MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
GOODYEAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 13, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GOODYEAR AT 1-800-592-3267.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 454 notices in the record whose component field names tires. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 34 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12T003, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12t003/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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c7af13b0 - Remedy
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