Tires: tread/belt (Kelly Springfield)
Tire recall 77T-004. NHTSA received KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO’s report on Feb 11, 1977.
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The short answer
NHTSA received KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO’s report on Feb 11, 1977. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 24, 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.
THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES”.
THESE TIRES FAILED DURING THE HIGH SPEED TEST BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.
What should you do?
DEALER WILL REPLACE INVOLVED TIRES, FREE OF CHARGE, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; KELLY-SPRINGFIELD STEEL MARK WHITEWALL RADIAL, SIZE HR78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE OF TIRES IN THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TORAPID LOSS OF AIR, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TIRE FAILURE IS USUALLY PRECEDED BY A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION.DOT ID NUMBER: PJVYKAJ225.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 664 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- Kelly Springfield HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 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 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 24, 2026.