Tires (Shell, Lemans and HOLIDAY RAMBLER and 10 more)
Tire recall 78T-031. NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Dec 11, 1978.
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The short answer
NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Dec 11, 1978. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 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 FAIL IN SERVICE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Source:
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
DEALER WILL INSTALL REPLACEMENT TIRES THAT WILL BE MOUNTED AND BALANCED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Source:
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; FIRESTONE 5 RIB AND 7 RIB 500 STEEL BELTED RADIAL, SHELL BELTEDRADIAL, SHELL STEEL RADIAL, K-MART STEEL RADIAL 40, NATIONAL STEEL RADIAL,UNION STEEL RADIAL, SEIBERLING RT 70 STEEL BELTED RADIAL, ZENITH SUPREME STEELBELTED RADIAL, HOLIDAY SUPREME STEEL BELTED RADIAL, JTW FERRARI STEEL RADIALAND SUPREME STEEL RADIAL, LEMANS STEEL BELTED RADIAL, ATLAS GOLDENAIRE II,MONTGOMERY WARD GRAPPLER II AND GRAPPLER STEEL RADIAL, SIZES BR7813, ER7814,FR7814, GR7814, HR7814, GR7815, HR7815, JR7815, LR7815, AND DR7814.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: FAILURE OF TIRES DURING VEHICLE OPERATION COULD RESULT LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THE APPEARANCE OF A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL AREA OR A THUMPING SOUND ANDROUGHNESS IN THE RIDE MAY PRECEDE TIRE FAILURE.DOT ID NUMBERS: ATLAS: VD095 THRU -176; FIRESTONE (5 RIB): 016 THRU 526, (7RIB): 016 THRU 176, 355 THRU 525; HOLIDAY: YT095 THRU -526; JTW: YT095 THRU-385; SEIBERLING: YT095 THRU -526; CARAVELLE: YT095 THRU -475, NATIONAL: VD016THRU 176; UNION: VD016 THRU 176; K-MART: VD016 THRU 176; ZENITH: YT095 THRU526; SHELL: VD095 THRU 526, VJ095 THRU 526; WARDS: VD095 THRU 526, VC095 THRU526, VJ 095 THRU 526, AND VK095 THRU 526.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 14,500,000 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Source:
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Shell JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Lemans JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Holiday Rambler HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Kmart HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Ward HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Union 76 HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Seiberling HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Union 76 GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- National GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Atlas HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- JTW GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Lemans GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Zenith GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- National FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Kmart ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Caravelle FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Seiberling ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Seiberling GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Ward GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Holiday Rambler GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Shell GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Seiberling GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Kmart GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Holiday Rambler GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Zenith HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- National HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Union 76 HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Shell HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Lemans HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Atlas HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Union 76 JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Seiberling JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Holiday Rambler JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Zenith JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- JTW LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Kmart LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- National LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Firestone IR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Caravelle LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Zenith LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Holiday Rambler BR7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- Firestone BR7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- Seiberling BR7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- Atlas BR7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- Firestone ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Firestone DR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Zenith BR7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- National BR7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- Ward BR7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- JTW BR7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- Firestone FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Atlas FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Caravelle ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Union 76 ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Shell ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Shell BR7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- Lemans HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Firestone GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Caravelle GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Atlas JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- JTW JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- National JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Zenith HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Seiberling HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Caravelle HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Holiday Rambler HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Kmart HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Ward HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Caravelle HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- JTW GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Lemans GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Shell GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Zenith GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- National GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- JTW ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Holiday Rambler LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Kmart JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Ward JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- JTW HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- National HR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Firestone HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- JTW HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Shell HR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Ward GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Kmart GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Union 76 GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Caravelle GR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Holiday Rambler FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Kmart FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Ward FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Seiberling FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Union 76 FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Holiday Rambler ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Ward ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Atlas GR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- JTW FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Lemans FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Shell FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Zenith FR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- National ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Zenith ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Caravelle BR7813NHTSA gives no dates made
- JTW DR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Ward DR7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Atlas ER7814NHTSA gives no dates made
- Caravelle JR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Firestone LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Lemans LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Shell LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Union 76 LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Seiberling LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
- Ward LR7815NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER.
Source:
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 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
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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 28, 2026.