Campaign 22T-024

Tires may have been produced with an incorrectly manufactured rubber compound, which can cause the rubber adhesion to fail and result in tread…

Defect summary

Yokohama Tire Corporation (Yokohama Tire) is recalling certain TY517 MC2 tires, size 295/75R22.5 16H, and BluEarth 109L tires, size 295/75R22.5 14G, with DOT date code 2222. The tires may have been produced with an incorrectly manufactured rubber compound, which can cause the rubber adhesion to fail and result in tread separation. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 119, "New Pneumatic Tires- Other than Passenger Cars."

Consequence

Tread separation can result in tire failure and a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the affected tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed January 30, 2023. Owners may contact Yokohama's customer service at 1-800-423-4544.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 22T024000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Vehicles covered by campaign 22T-024
Make	Model	Model years
Yokohama	Bluearth 109L	Year not stated
Yokohama	TY517 MC2	Year not stated

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

23T-005 Aug 23, 2023
Defective belt cushion splice may allow air to leak into sidewall
20T-007 Mar 17, 2020
Due to improper manufacturing, the tires tread or bead may detach, possibly resulting in loss of vehicle control
18T-016 Nov 19, 2018
Rubber compound may be incorrect, possibly resulting in the tread separating from the casing
13T-009 Oct 17, 2013
These tires are missing the "DOT" prefix, the required load/inflation information and do not list the material and number of structural plies
12T-025 Oct 2, 2012
Tires may have been produced with an irregular geometry in the casing turn up area above the tire bead in the lower sidewall
10T-001 Jan 21, 2010
Certain yokohama tires, size p215/60r15 avid h4s 93h, manufactured between december 2, 2007, and september 19, 2009, fail to conform to the tire…