Tires (Stratton and B.f.goodrich)
Tire recall 78T-003. NHTSA received UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO’s report on Feb 16, 1978.
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The short answer
NHTSA received UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO’s report on Feb 16, 1978. 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 COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES”.
THE TIRES HAVE A DEFECTIVE INNER LINER CONDITION WHICH MAY PROMOTE PLY OR TREAD SEPARATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO TIRE AIR LOSS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE INVOLVED TIRES 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; GOODRICH BELTED T/A CHEETAH AND MACH SIXTY, AND STRATTON, SIZEF60-I5.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LOSS OF AIR FROM TIRES COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TREAD SEPARATION MAY BE DETECTED BY A VISIBLE BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA ANDA THUMPING NOISE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION.DOT ID NUMBERS: BEUDDL2446, BEUDDLJ446, BEUDDL446, BEUDDLD446.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 3,018 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Stratton F6015NHTSA gives no dates made
- B.f.goodrich F6015NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE 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.