Merit: tire recalls
NHTSA lists 2 tire recall campaigns for Merit. NHTSA received the reports from 1971 to 2006. The campaigns have 71,605 units in total. The newest campaign is 06T028000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Nov 2006.
The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.
NHTSA recall file through .
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 71,605 units in total.
06T028000Received . 3,661 units.
Tires / Tread/Belt
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain hercules tires of various models listed above manufactured between august 6 and august 19, 2006 (DOT serial weeks 3206 and 3306.) some of the subject tires may have been produced with non-conforming belt wire coat stock. If placed in service, the subject tires may develop a belt separation due to a reduced ability to prevent corrosion of the steel wires in an instance where moisture reaches the steel belt.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A belt separation could result in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Hercules will notify owners and replace the defective tires free of charge. The recall began on october 25, 2006. Owners may contact hercules consumer relations department at 800-677-9535.
Products named: Merit Mystic Touring TR; Hercules Ultra Touring TR; Hercules Trail Digger M/T; Hercules HP4000; Hercules Terra Trac A/T; Merit XR6000 Radial GT; Hercules MRX Plus IV; Hercules Ultra Plus IV.
Report filed by HERCULES TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
71T006000Received . 67,944 units.
Tires / Sidewall
Products named: Lancer L7814; Vista L7814; Buccaneer L7815; Mansfield J7814; Pharis J7814; Pennsylvania L7814; Harvard L7814; Aldens L7814; Majestic L7814; Mansfield L7814; Aldens J7814; Merit L7814, and 9 more.
Report filed by MANSFIELD.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Counts
| Component | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| Sidewall | 1 |
| Tread/Belt | 1 |
Products in the campaigns
The product names in the NHTSA file.
- L78141
- Mystic Touring TR1
- XR6000 Radial GT1
Official channels
- NHTSA recall lookupNHTSA shows the recalls of a child seat, a tire or equipment by brand and model.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
Cite this page
Recall Register. Merit: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/merit/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
Manufacturers in the recall file: HERCULES TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY; MANSFIELD.
The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Which Merit products do the campaigns name?
- The NHTSA records have 3 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is:
L7814
- How many units does a Merit tire campaign have?
- The median Merit campaign has 67,944 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
- Which component do the Merit campaigns name most often?
- Sidewall, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.