Tires: tread/belt (Falls, Giant and Cooper)
Tire recall 75T-017. NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Mar 26, 1975.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Mar 26, 1975. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 27, 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 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: COOPER SURE-BELT POLYESTER/FIBERGLASS AND WEATHER-MASTER 400 POLYESTER L78-15.FALLS SUR-BELT POLYESTER/FIBERGLASS L78-15.GIANT SUR-BELTPOLYSTER/FIBERG-LASS L78-15.TIRES FAILED TO MEET INDOOR WHEEL ENDURANCE TESTOF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 109.POSSIBILITY OF TIRES DEVELOPINGSEPARATION OF PILES IN THE SIDEWALL AREA WHEN RUN OVERLOADED OR UNDER INFLATED.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WITH NEW TIRE WHERE NECESSARY).DOTIDENT SURE-BELT UTV3HDM364 WEATHER-MASTER UTV3F2P424 UTV3F2P434.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 159 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- Falls L7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Giant L7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Cooper L7815NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 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 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 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 27, 2026.