Hearth Record

Tires: tread/belt (Firestone)

Tire recall 79T-042. NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Dec 27, 1979.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Dec 27, 1979. 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”.

THE TIRES MAY DEVELOP TREAD SPLICES WHILE IN USE.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; NATIONAL COMMANDO, SIZE L78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE COULD RESULT IN RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROMTHE TIRE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THE PROBLEM MAY BE EVIDENCED BY A BULGE IN THE TREAD CROWN AREA AND ATHUMPING NOISE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.DOT ID NUMBER: VJV3J97379.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 1,240 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Firestone L7815Built from Sep 1, 1979 to Sep 1, 1979

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER.
Source:

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.
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 20, 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 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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