Tires: tread/belt (General)
Tire recall 75T-044. NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Nov 13, 1975.
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The short answer
NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Nov 13, 1975. 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: 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: GENERAL SUPER ALL GRIP COMMERIAL E 8.75-16.5 AND JUMBO POWER JET COMMERIALD 8.00-16.5.POSSIBILITY THAT TIRES MAY DEVELOP CRACKS WITHIN THE TREADGROOVES THAT PENETRATE TO THE CORD BODY OF TIRE.WHEN CORD IS EXPOSED, TIRE ISMORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE TO THE CORD WHICH MAY RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING AT NO CHARGE IF RETURNED WITHIN 90 DAYSFROM RECEIPT OF LETTER.TIRES RETURNED THEREAFTER WILL BE REPLACED AT A CHARGEBASED UP TREADWEAR).
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,253 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- General 800165NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO..
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.