Sailun Blackhawk, Sailun Blacklion, Sailun Ironhead, Sailun Roadx, Sailun Sailun, model year 9999. Filed by Sailun Tire Americas, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 30 November 2021. 84,351 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Sailun Tire Americas, Inc. (Sailun) is recalling certain Sailun, RoadX, Blacklion, Blackhawk, and Ironhead brand tires, sizes ST235/80R16 and ST235/85R16 with DOT codes 2020 through 4120. Due to a manufacturing issue, the tires may experience a belt separation.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21T018 cover?
- Sailun Blackhawk, Sailun Blacklion, Sailun Ironhead, Sailun Roadx, Sailun Sailun.
- What is wrong with them?
- Sailun Tire Americas, Inc. (Sailun) is recalling certain Sailun, RoadX, Blacklion, Blackhawk, and Ironhead brand tires, sizes ST235/80R16 and ST235/85R16 with DOT codes 2020 through 4120. Due to a manufacturing issue, the tires may experience a belt separation.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Belt separation could lead to loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Sailun will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2021. Owners may contact Sailun customer service at 1-844-281-9696.
- 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: “Belt separation could lead to loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21T018 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Sailun Tire Americas, Inc. |
| System at fault | Tires:Tread/Belt |
| Reported to NHTSA | 30 November 2021 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | SAILUN BLACKHAWK, SAILUN BLACKLION, SAILUN IRONHEAD, SAILUN ROADX, SAILUN SAILUN |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Belt separation could lead to loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Sailun will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2021. Owners may contact Sailun customer service at 1-844-281-9696.
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 455 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 21T018, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21t018/
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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