Tires: tread/belt (Intermark)
Tire recall 77T-016. NHTSA received VEITH’s report on Jun 23, 1977.
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The short answer
NHTSA received VEITH’s report on Jun 23, 1977. 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.
THE INVOLVED TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES”, DUE TO PHYSICAL SEPARATIONS THAT MAY DEVELOP IN SERVICE.
EVENTUALLY, THESE SEPARATIONS MAY LEAD TO THE BREAKING AWAY OF PIECES OF THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL AREAS OF THE TIRE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.
What should you do?
INVOLVED TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AND REPLACEMENT TIRES WILL BE MOUNTED AND BALANCED FREE OF CHARGE, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; VEITH TUBELESS 440 SM, SIZE 185R14.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED OPERATION COULD LEAD TO A RAPID LOSS OF AIRFROM THE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TREAD SEPARATION MAY BE INDICATED BY BULGES IN THE SIDEWALL AREA ANDVIBRATIONS IN SERVICE. PRIOR TO TIRE REPLACEMENT, PROPER AIR PRESSURE SHOULD BEMAINTAINED AND DRIVING SPEED SHOULD BE MODERATED.DOT ID NUMBERS: XTJ5VDJF263 THRU 523, XTJ5VDJF014 THRU 044, XTE5VDJF263 THRU523, XTE5VDJF014 THRU 044.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 3,500 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Intermark 185R14NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by VEITH.
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.