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Bridgestone Firestone North America
Tire, LLC, Grant of Petition for
Decision of Inconsequential
Noncompliance
Bridgestone Firestone North America
Tire, LLC (Bridgestone Firestone) has
determined that certain tires that it
produced in 2005 do not comply with
S4.3.2 of 49 CFR 571.109, Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.
109, ‘‘New pneumatic tires.’’ Pursuant
to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h),
Bridgestone Firestone has petitioned for
a determination that this
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and has filed an
appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR
Part 573, ‘‘Defect and Noncompliance
Reports.’’ Notice of receipt of a petition
was published, with a 30-day comment
period, on December 9, 2005 in the
Federal Register (70 FR 73323). NHTSA
received no comments.
Affected are a total of approximately
50 P205/70R15 Le Mans Champion SE
tires produced in 2005. S4.3.2 of
FMVSS No. 109 refers to 49 CFR Part
575.4, section (d) of which requires that
the sidewall stamping include the date
of manufacture. The noncompliant tires
are stamped HYMOLCM, while the
correct stamping including the date of
manufacture should be
HYMOLCM2705.
Bridgestone Firestone believes that
the noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and that no
corrective action is warranted.
Bridgestone Firestone states that ‘‘[t]he
noncompliant tires meet or exceed all
performance requirements of FMVSS
No. 109 and will have no impact on the
operational performance or safety of
vehicles on which these tires are
mounted.’’ The petitioner further states,
The week and year of [the] production
portion of the Tire Identification Number
(TIN) becomes important in the event of a
safety campaign so that the consumer may
properly identify the recalled tire(s). For this
mislabeling, any safety campaign
communication, if necessary, could include
in the listing of recalled TINs and (sic) the
TIN for these tires with the missing or blank
date of production so that the consumer
would know that these mislabeled tires are
included in the recall.
NHTSA agrees with Bridgestone
Firestone that the noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
As Bridgestone Firestone points out, a
consumer notification of a recall of the
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tires could be accomplished by referring
to the TIN. Bridgestone Firestone has
corrected the problem.
In consideration of the foregoing,
NHTSA has decided that the petitioner
has met its burden of persuasion that
the noncompliance described is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
Accordingly, Bridgestone Firestone’s
petition is granted and the petitioner is
exempted from the obligation of
providing notification of, and a remedy
for, the noncompliance.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120;
delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and
501.8)
Issued on: January 20, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Grant
of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
(Cooper) has determined that certain
tires that it produced in 2005 do not
comply with S4.3(a) of 49 CFR 571.109,
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 109, ‘‘New Pneumatic
Tires’’ and with 49 CFR Part 574.5,
‘‘Tire Identification Requirements.’’
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h), Cooper has petitioned for a
determination that this noncompliance
is inconsequential to motor vehicle
safety and has filed an appropriate
report pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573,
‘‘Defect and Noncompliance Reports.’’
Notice of receipt of a petition was
published, with a 30-day comment
period, on December 9, 2005 in the
Federal Register (70 FR 73324). NHTSA
received no comments.
Affected are a total of approximately
668 size 235/70R15 tires produced
during the period January 9, 2005
through June 18, 2005. S4.3(a) and Part
574.5(b) require a tire identification
number (TIN) on the tire which includes
a size designation. The noncompliant
tires were molded with the letters ‘‘4E’’
as the size designation. The correct
stamping should have been ‘‘TY.’’
Cooper believes that the
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and that no
corrective action is warranted. Cooper
states that the purpose of the TIN is to
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA 2005-23171; Notice 2]
Bridgestone Firestone North America Tire, LLC, Grant of Petition
for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Bridgestone Firestone North America Tire, LLC (Bridgestone
Firestone) has determined that certain tires that it produced in 2005
do not comply with S4.3.2 of 49 CFR 571.109, Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 109, ``New pneumatic tires.'' Pursuant to
49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Bridgestone Firestone has petitioned
for a determination that this noncompliance is inconsequential to motor
vehicle safety and has filed an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR
Part 573, ``Defect and Noncompliance Reports.'' Notice of receipt of a
petition was published, with a 30-day comment period, on December 9,
2005 in the Federal Register (70 FR 73323). NHTSA received no comments.
Affected are a total of approximately 50 P205/70R15 Le Mans
Champion SE tires produced in 2005. S4.3.2 of FMVSS No. 109 refers to
49 CFR Part 575.4, section (d) of which requires that the sidewall
stamping include the date of manufacture. The noncompliant tires are
stamped HYMOLCM, while the correct stamping including the date of
manufacture should be HYMOLCM2705.
Bridgestone Firestone believes that the noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety and that no corrective action
is warranted. Bridgestone Firestone states that ``[t]he noncompliant
tires meet or exceed all performance requirements of FMVSS No. 109 and
will have no impact on the operational performance or safety of
vehicles on which these tires are mounted.'' The petitioner further
states,
The week and year of [the] production portion of the Tire
Identification Number (TIN) becomes important in the event of a
safety campaign so that the consumer may properly identify the
recalled tire(s). For this mislabeling, any safety campaign
communication, if necessary, could include in the listing of
recalled TINs and (sic) the TIN for these tires with the missing or
blank date of production so that the consumer would know that these
mislabeled tires are included in the recall.
NHTSA agrees with Bridgestone Firestone that the noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. As Bridgestone Firestone
points out, a consumer notification of a recall of the tires could be
accomplished by referring to the TIN. Bridgestone Firestone has
corrected the problem.
In consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA has decided that the
petitioner has met its burden of persuasion that the noncompliance
described is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. Accordingly,
Bridgestone Firestone's petition is granted and the petitioner is
exempted from the obligation of providing notification of, and a remedy
for, the noncompliance.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120; delegations of authority at
CFR 1.50 and 501.8)
Issued on: January 20, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
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