Tires (Cooper and Falls)
Tire recall 77T-027. NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Oct 6, 1977.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Oct 6, 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 DEVELOP SEPARATION IN THE SHOULDER AND TREAD AREA WHEN RUN IN AN OVERLOADED OR UNDER-INFLATED CONDITION.
CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE THE PLY CORDS TO BREAK AND THE TUBELESS LINER TO TEAR AND LOSE INFLATING AIR.
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 AND MOUNT AND BALANCE REPLACEMENT 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: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; COOPER WEATHER-MASTER PREMIUM AND FALLS GLACIER KING WHITESIDEWALL, SIZE F78-14.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TIRE MAY LOSE AIR RAPIDLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: A BULGE IN THE TREAD OR SHOULDER AREA MAY INDICATE SEPARATION. PROPER AIRPRESSURES SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND DRIVING SPEED SHOULD BE MODERATED UNTIL THETIRE(S) CAN BE REPLACED.DOT ID NUMBERS:COOPER: UPL7CBB317. FALLS: UPL7FAX317.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 158 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Cooper F7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Falls F7814NHTSA 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.