Tires: bead (Cooper)
Tire recall 74T-044. NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Dec 27, 1974.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Dec 27, 1974. 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 MAY HAVE RE- CEIVED BEAD DAMAGE DURING THE INITIALMOUNTING OF TIRES ON WHEELS EITHER BY A VEHICLE MANUFACTURER OF BY THE SER-VICING DEALER.OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITH SUCH DAMAGED TIERS COULD RESULT INTHE BEAD BREAKING WHICH WOULD LEAD TO RAPID LOSS OF AIR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.SUCH LOSS OF AIR WOULD AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDREPLACING WHERE NECESSARY).
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 2,328 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Cooper 9225NHTSA gives no dates made
- Cooper 10225NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO..
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.