Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES - VALVE | ||||||||||||||||
| 94V155000 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. | from 07/01/1994 to 07/01/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 37 | 08/10/1994 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 08/16/1994 | 08/19/1994 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The tire valve stems were damaged during the assembly process. this can cause the tire to lose air pressure. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Significant air loss can result in steering pull,tire overheating, and eventual tire failure which could result in an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealer will inspect all tires to determine if the valve stems were damaged. any damaged tire stems will be replaced. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: tires; valve stem.vehicle description: 2-door coupe and 4-door sedans.note: all vehicles have been inspected and tires with damaged valve stems havebeen replaced. this campaign is completed. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 03/21/2009 | 1 | ||
| Tire valve stem failed. valve stem had been replaced 14 months ago. valve stem had three large cracks near the base of the stem. the resultant leak occurred with no warning or prior loss of air, and the tire lost all pressure after 20 minutes of driving and resulted in permanent damage to the tire sidewall which required replacement of the tire. *tr | |||
| 02/10/2004 | 200000 | 3 | 04/01/1994 |
| The consumer purchased four new tires five months ago. three of the tires have suffered sudden air loss, not due to punctures. the consumer have exchanged two of the defective tires and now the third one is flat. *la third tire failure was did not ruin the tire which was re-inflated with a different value, and now working fine thus far. consumer was wondering if the value originally on tire were not genuine. in each of the three incidents, consumer was traveling between 45 mph to 65 mph. *la | |||
| 09/06/2003 | 1 | 07/16/2001 | |
| I had 2 different goodyear regatta tires blow out on my car. both incidents occurred within 2 months of each other. the first occurrence was the passenger rear, which blew out while traveling aprox 60 mph. there was no warning signs and the air pressure was aprox 34psi. the second occurence was the driver front on the same car. this time my wife was driving and was traveling about 35 mph. again air pressure was fine, ~35psi, because i had checked it a week earlier. the tread was still good on both tires and the car had recently passed a state safety inspection which includes tread wear.*ak | |||
| 07/01/2001 | 1 | 12/01/1993 | |
| 185 70 r14, replacement tires 55k miles, mounted on a 1994, honda, accord. consumer had a blowout while travling on expressway. before blowout, left front tire had a bubble. *ak | |||
| 08/25/2000 | 1 | 01/01/1994 | |
| The tire tread peeled-off the tire while traveling across hot desert highway. the tire was rated to handle the speed, temperature & load under which it failed. will you please also investigate firestone/bridgestone automobile tires? i am afraid that there's a safety problem beyond passenger truck tires.( dot number: emj6 tire size: 185 70r14 ) | |||
| 06/17/1996 | 3 | 07/01/1995 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| When driving over potholes , tires, size 195/60r15, will develop bubble which could cause tire to blow out. consumer is replacing 2-3 tires within one year. *ak | |||
| 04/15/1999 | 10/01/1993 | ||
| Front left alloy wheel causes air to leak from tire. dealer has attempted to re-seal tire to alloy wheel three times. tire is not defective. dealer recommends wheel replacement. this appears to be due to faulty design or manufacturing on the part of honda. it's impossible to maintain proper air pressure in the tire without refilling it daily. driving the vehicle with inadequate air in the tire affects handling and vehicle safety. i can't believe that other owners of '94-'95 accord ex 4-cylinder models aren't experiencing similar problems. i would greatly appreciate any help you can offer. thank you. *ak | |||
| 06/05/1994 | 05/16/1994 | ||
| Tire blow out caused the air bag to deploy. driver was unable to see where she was going, resulting in a head-on collision. driver died after 5 days, passenger an infant, was severely injured by air bag, but survived. *ak | |||
| 11/12/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1995 | |
| Michelin tires replaced. | |||
| 04/21/1995 | 1 | ||
| 1-ply sidewall goodyear tires too weak for vehicle, causing tires to blowout. *skd | |||
| 12/08/1994 | 1 | ||
| Defective front michelin tire. *skd | |||
| 09/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Michelin tire plugged at factory, discovered by owner after experiencing a slow leak. *skd | |||
| 11/13/1994 | 1 | ||
| Michelin tire leaks air. | |||
| 05/21/1994 | 1 | ||
| Front right michelin tire failed, resulting in accident. *skd | |||
| TIRES - MARKINGS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states dunlop tire sport a2-87h size p195/60r15-87h has no marked utqg's molded on. *tt | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 10/25/2007 | 157554 | 3 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1994 honda accord. the vehicle has goodyear p19560r14 tires. while driving 65 mph with new tires, the sidewalls failed. the failure occurred three different times with three different tires. the contact consulted goodyear and they replaced the tires each time at his expense. the dot number and purchase date were unknown. the current mileage was 159,908 and failure mileage was 157,554. | |||
| 07/16/2002 | 1 | 08/01/2098 | |
| After about three years and 50,000 miles, tire had at least half its tread left but sidewall disintegrated causing tire to blow out at 60-65 mph on highway. driver narrowly avoided catastrophic loss of vehicle. no pre-existing damage to sidewall was evident. inspection took place one day prior to incident.*ak | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 01/27/1995 | 1 | ||
| Problem with spare tire. *skd | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 04/02/2008 | 1 | ||
| Traveling 65 mph for 32 minutes after a cold start (vehicle not on road for 12 hours), vehicle developed a shimmy as if a tire was out of balance. before i could pull off the road (approximately 3 seconds after the shimmy developed), the driver side rear tire tread partially separated from the tire body, from the center of the tread to the side wall. parts of the sidewall also separated and the tire explosively lost pressure. the vehicle was uncontrollable and spun out on the grass median. damage to the driver rear fender flair, dr quarter panel, dr inside fenderwell and partial separation of the driver side rear bumper skin, all due to treat separation. *tr | |||
| 08/06/2003 | 3 | ||
| While traveling on the highway tires had three blowouts . on separate occasion twice on the driver's side and once on the rear passenger's side tire tread separated from the wheel. *ak | |||
| 07/28/2001 | 2 | ||
| P195/60r15, dot vd, replacement equipment with 30000 miles on a 1994 honda accord. consumer states while driving 75 mph the front passenger tire had tread separation, causing $ 4000.00 damage to vehicle. no accident. consumer states that three of these tires are showing some defects, dot number vdv9jbb 233 and 238, firestone firehawk. *slc | |||
| TIRES - VALVE | |||
| 09/26/2004 | 97000 | 1 | |
| Consume r complained about a valve stem problem. the valve stems were installed by cosco. the store was aware of the valve stem defect, and agreed to replace the valve stems. told the owner that they would be using a different vendor. *ak | |||
| 07/04/2002 | 1 | 03/05/2001 | |
| On my way back from mt rushmore on july4 on i90 e to st paul, mn , something happened resulting in steering pull, tire overheating and eventually the tire layers came off hitting the fenders & bumpers causing some damage..i suspect the problem may be related with tire stem..fortunately there were no major casualties...i still feel horrified by the incident..something must be done to avoid such incidents.. | |||
| 02/17/2001 | 2 | 10/01/1998 | |
| Car is experiencing slow air leak on 2 wheels. tires and valve stems were replaced on all 4 wheels. the slow leaks continue. i was told by the dealer that my alloy rims (standard on ex model) may be responsible for the leak. i see no other possibility since the tires and valve stems were replaced and the probem wasn't solved. reading failures reports for the 94 accord model, i find similar problems described by other owners. if there is a pattern of leaky alloy rims on 94 honda accord models, this is a serious safety issue. *ak | |||