Hearth Record

Tires: tread/belt (Cooper, Hercules and Falls)

Tire recall 79T-033. NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Sep 18, 1979.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Sep 18, 1979. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 24, 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.

TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD N0. 109, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES”.

TIRES MAY DEVELOP TREAD SEPARATION AND CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE THE PLY CORDS TO BREAK.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.

What should you do?

DEALER WILL REPLACE, MOUNT AND BALANCE INVOLVED TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; COOPER LIFELINER PREMIUM 78, FALLS AVENGER, HERCULES ULTRAPREME,SIZE L78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TREAD SEPARATION AND BROKEN PLY CORDS COULD CAUSE RAPIDLOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TREAD SEPARATION MAY BE INDICATED BY A BULGE IN THE TIRE TREAD AND BY ATHUMPING VIBRATION DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. UNTIL REPLACED, MAINTAIN PROPERAIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND AVOID DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.DOT ID NUMBERS: COOPER: UPN3CAA119 THRU 139; FALLS: UPV3FAC119 THRU 139;HERCULES: UPV3HAD119 THRU 139.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 4,439 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Cooper L7815Built from Mar 1, 1979 to Apr 1, 1979
  • Hercules L7815Built from Mar 1, 1979 to Apr 1, 1979
  • Falls L7815Built from Mar 1, 1979 to Apr 1, 1979

Who is recalling it?

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

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 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 24, 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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