The primary reason for the recall across all companies was that the tire failed to comply with federal safety requirements. (indianainjuryandfamilylawyerblog.com)
In early 2007, 98,000 Cobalt coupes from the 2005 — 06 model years were recalled after it was discovered they did not meet federal safety requirements because of a lack of adequate padding in a specific area of the vehicle's trim. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
During the inspections, FMCSA discovered 79 violations of federal safety requirements, including 33 violations that individually required the vehicles to be placed out of service. (transportation.gov)