Hearth Record

Tires: tread/belt (Safemark, Empco and REYNOLDS and 4 more)

Tire recall 78T-026. NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Nov 29, 1978.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Nov 29, 1978. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 27, 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 ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.109, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES”.

TREAD SEPARATION MAY DEVELOP AND LEAD TO PREMATURE FAILURE.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.

What should you do?

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE INVOLVED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; GENERAL DUAL STEEL III, ATLAS GOLDENAIRE S, PHILLIPS 66 STEELBELTED RADIAL, SUMMIT M AND S, ALDON EMPCO M AND S, REYNOLDS M AND S, SAFEMARKM AND S, SIZES P235/75R15, P215/75R15, P225/75R15, FR78 X 14 AND GR78 X 14,P185/80R13, P185/80R13, P185/75R14, D235/75R15, HR78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SHOULD TIRE FAIL WHILE IN SERVICE, LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.NOTE: A VISIBLE BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA MAY BE AN INDICATION OF TREADSEPARATION.DOT ID NUMBERS: A3L7WUD368, A3MAWV4368, A3MAACF368, A3VWACF368, A3VYACF368,A3V4ACF368, A3JKWUH368, A3J7WUH368, A3HFWUH368, A3HHWUH368, A3HLWUH368,A3VYWHE368, A3JKWUE368, A3HLWUB368, A3HHWUD368, A3HLWUD368, A3HLWUF368, ANDA3HFWUD368.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 2,652 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Safemark P22575R15NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Empco P23575R15NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Reynolds P23575R15NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Safemark P23575R15NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Summit P18580R13NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Safemark P21575R15NHTSA gives no dates made
  • General FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Phillips P21575R15NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Atlas HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Phillips P23575R15NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Phillips P22575R15NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Atlas LR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Atlas GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Phillips HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Phillips P18575R14NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Atlas GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
  • Phillips P18580R13NHTSA gives no dates made
  • General GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO..
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

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 27, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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