Tires: bead (Dayton)
Tire recall 73T-016. NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Aug 1, 1973.
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The short answer
NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Aug 1, 1973. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: bead.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: POSSIBILITY THAT TIRES WERE BUILT WITH THE WRONG CORD IN THE FIRST PLY WHICHCOULD LEAD TO FLEX BREAKS IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE RESULTING IN POSSIBLERAPID LOSS OF AIR.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING TIRE WHERE NECESSARY).
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 5,013 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Dayton A7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- Dayton G7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Dayton G7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Dayton C7814NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 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 before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 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 28, 2026.