Tires (Sears)
Tire recall 78T-008. NHTSA received ARMSTRONG RUBBER CO.’s report on Mar 29, 1978.
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The short answer
NHTSA received ARMSTRONG RUBBER CO.’s report on Mar 29, 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 MEET THE HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES”.
PREMATURE FAILURE COULD OCCUR UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS OF OVERLOAD, UNDERINFLATION, OR EXCESSIVE SPEED.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL REPLACEMENT TIRES THAT WILL BE MOUNTED AND BALANCED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; SEARS GUARDSMAN, SIZE H78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TIRE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TIRE FAILURE MAY BE PRECEDED BY PRONOUNCED VIBRATION.DOT ID NUMBERS: CVVX1N3327 THRU -47.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,956 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Sears H7815NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by ARMSTRONG 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.