According to NHTSA, no additional obligation for providing a remedy or notification is required.
NHTSA established a decision with the following statement: “In consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA has decided that CMA and DCHL have met their burden of persuasion that the FMVSS No, 119 noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. Accordingly, CMA and DCHL’s petition is hereby granted and CMA and DCHL are exempted from the obligation of providing notification of, and a remedy for, that noncompliance under 49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120.”
“We thank the NHTSA and ODI (Office of Defects Investigation) offices for their timely conclusion to this matter and are in agreement with CMA and Double Coin,” says Aaron C. Murphy, vice president of CMA. “The very important factor is that the tires meet all safety and endurance standards and are neither defective nor performing poorly.”
As shared earlier in the year, after internal revisions, CMA and Double Coin placed the additional mark on all sidewalls of tires being sold to U.S. based customers.
Murphy adds, “Customer satisfaction and governmental compliance are always our top priorities.”
