Tires (Firestone)
Tire recall 76T-011. NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on May 24, 1976.
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The short answer
NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on May 24, 1976. 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.
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: DELUXE CHAMPION SUP-R-BELT H78-15 AND L78-15 LOAD RANGE D.DELUXE CHAMPIONSUP-R-BELT H78-14 LOAD RANGE B.POSSIBILITY THAT TIRES WERE UNDERCURED DUE TOINSUFFICIENT CURING TEMPERATURES.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, BUMPS ORBULGESMOST LIKELY WILL APPEAR IN LOWER SIDEWALL AREA.CONTINUED USE CAN CAUSESEPARATION TO PROGRESS TO A POINT OF LOSS OF AIR.LOSS OF AIR CAN RESULT INLOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED.(CORRECT BY REPLACINGTIRES AT NO CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION))LURE DOT IDENTH78-15 L78-15 H78-14 VJVXC1J086 VHV3C1U086 VEMBDDA016 VJVXC1J096 VHV3C1U096VEMBDDA026 VJVXC1J106 VHV3C1U106 VEMBDDA036 VJVXC1J116 VHV3C1U116 VEMBDDA046VJVXC1J126 VHV3C1U126 VEMBDDA056 VEMBDDA076 VEMBDDA086 VEMBDDA096.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 13,000 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Firestone H7815NHTSA 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.