NHTSA Campaign 86T004000

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Issued by COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO. · Reported Jun 19, 1986 · 178 vehicles affected

What's wrong

POSSIBILITY TIRES MAY DEVELOP SEPARATION IN THE SHOULDER AREA DURING THE ENDURANCE TEST OF FMVSS 109, NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE OF THE TIRE MAY CAUSE THE PLY CORDS TO BREAK AND THE TUBELESS LINER TO TEAR AND LOSE THE INFLATING AIR. LOSS OF AIR MIGHT RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION. DOT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: UPHFDEN186, UPHFEHB186, UPHFHKE186, AND UPHGCNC186.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
COOPER P21575B15 178
DEAN P21575B15 178
EL DORADO P21575B15 178
HERCULES P21575B15 178

Source: NHTSA Campaign 86T004000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.