Tires: tread/belt (Hankook)
Tire recall 21T-011. NHTSA received Hankook Tire America Corp.’s report on Jul 15, 2021.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Hankook Tire America Corp.’s report on Jul 15, 2021. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Tread separation can result in tire failure and a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hankook Tire America Corp.
(Hankook) is recalling certain Kinergy GT (H436) tires, size 235/50R19H with DOT code 0521.
The tires may have been manufactured with an insufficient amount of curative agent, which could cause tread separation.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.
What should you do?
Dealers and authorized independent service centers will replace the affected tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 15, 2021. Owners may contact Hankook customer service at 1-800-426-5665.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 7,026 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Hankook Kinergy GTNHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Hankook Tire America Corp..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which tires, by their DOT codes: the range is in the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site, not in this file. Check the code on your tire’s sidewall against it.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.