Tires: bead (Firestone)
Tire recall 74T-001. NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Dec 3, 1974.
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The short answer
NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Dec 3, 1974. 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?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: INSTEAD OF 16.5 INCH BEAD RINGS. CONDITION WILL NOT ALLOW PROPER INFLATION OFTIRE. ALSO, ANY ATTEMPT TO FORCE TIRE TO SEAT BY MEANS OF HIGHER INFLATION AIRPRESSURE CAN RESULT IN BEAD BREAKAGE AND RELEASE OF AIR PRESSURE WITH ENSUINGDANGER TO TIRE MOUNTER. (CORRECT BY REPLACING WITH PROPER SIZE TIRE. DOT IDENT:7LJ75203,7LJ75213,XKJ77203,XKJ77213, AND XKPJM303.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 240 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Firestone 875165NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. 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 before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_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.