Tires: bead (Goodyear)
Tire recall 80T-009. NHTSA received GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO’s report on Mar 25, 1980.
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The short answer
NHTSA received GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO’s report on Mar 25, 1980. 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 WERE PRODUCED WITH WRINKLED AND BUCKLED FABRIC ENDINGS IN THE BEAD TURNUP OF THE TIRE.
THIS ABNORMALITY CAN EVENTUALLY CAUSE CRACKING IN THIS AREA.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: bead.
What should you do?
ALL TIRES WILL BE REPLACED, MOUNTED AND BALANCED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: TIRES; GOODYEAR WRANGLER ALL SEASON, SIZE 9.50R16.5.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THIS GOES UNNOTICED, DETERIORATION OF THE TIRE BODYMAY LEAD TO FAILURE. RAPID LOSS OF AIR COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND,POSSIBLY, AN ACCIDENT.DOT ID NUMBERS.: MEXL3J0010 THROUGH MEXL3J0070.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 2,000 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Goodyear 950R165Built from Jan 1, 1980 to Feb 1, 1980
Who is recalling it?
- Made by GOODYEAR TIRE & 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.