Tires (Cooper)
Tire recall 77T-020. NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Aug 3, 1977.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Aug 3, 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 MAY BE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS”, DUE TO POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF SEPARATION IN THE SHOULDER AREA WHEN RUN IN AN OVERLOADED OR UNDER-INFLATED CONDITION.
CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE THE PLY CORDS TO BREAK AND CHAFE THE INNER TUBE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
DEALER WILL REPLACE INVOLVED TIRES WITHOUT 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: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: TIRES; COOPER ROAD MASTER XDT, SIZE 10.00-20.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED OPERATION MAY LEAD TO RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROMTHE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: A BULGE IN THE SHOULDER OR TREAD AREA OR A THUMPING VIBRATION DURINGVEHICLE OPERATION ARE POSSIBLE WARNING SIGNS. PROPER AIR PRESSURE SHOULD BEMAINTAINED AND DRIVING SPEEDS SHOULD BE MODERATED UNTIL TIRES ARE REPLACED.DOT ID NUMBERS: UP2JCEC207 AND UP2JCEC217.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 180 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Cooper 100020NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by COOPER 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.