Does anyone else have these tires? Get the recall letter? Apparently, the tires (275/35R18) "do not meet the plunger energy requirements." Not sure what that means exactly, but what I do know is that I get 2 new tires (they were basically new since my car was on the shelf all winter), plus free mounting and balancing. A little savings when I switch to winters in a few months.

 

I have the tires but not in that size -- do you know if the recall only affects that one particular size?

 

It only affects Winter Sport 3D (225/50R17 98H) and Winter Sport M3 (275/35R18 99V).

 

Is that the same as the Winter Sport M3?

 

Sorry.... misprint on the 275. Fixed above.

 

Just in case anyones Google is broken....

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Make / Models :
DUNLOP / WINTER SPORT 3D
DUNLOP / WINTER SPORT M3 Manufacturer : GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
Mfr's Report Date : JUN 27, 2008 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08T020000 Component: TIRES
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 5300

Summary:
GOODYEAR IS RECALLING 5,300 DUNLOP WINTER SPORT 3D TIRES, SIZE 225/50R17 (DOT CODE DM40 2TTR), AND DUNLOP WINTER SPORT M3 TIRES, SIZE 275/35R18 (DOT CODE DMBL 2J8R), MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 2005, THROUGH MAY 17, 2008. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE TIRE STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES."

Consequence:
TIRES NOT MEETING THE TIRE STRENGTH TEST REQUIREMENT COULD BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH ROAD HAZARDS. TIRE FAILURE FOLLOWING ROAD HAZARDS CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy:
GOODYEAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED NO LATER THAN AUGUST 1, 2008 AND REPLACEMENT TIRES WILL BE AVAILABLE BY AUGUST 30, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GOODYEAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-321-2136.

Notes:
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION?S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236, TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/resul...&refurl=rss

 

Thanks...my Google's been broken for years now...