Tires: bead (Atlas, Phillips 66 and GENERAL and 1 more)
Tire recall 80T-015. NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Aug 18, 1980.
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The short answer
NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Aug 18, 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.
TIRES WERE SHOWN TO BE SUBJECT TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION WHEN TESTED FOR PERFORMANCE BY THE MANUFACTURER.
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 RECALL NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY; TRUCKS.SYSTEM: TIRES; ATLAS STEEL RADIAL, SAFEMARK STEEL RADIAL, PHILLIPS STEELRADIAL, GENERAL STEELEX RADIAL, SIZE 11R22.5.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SIDEWALL SEPARATION COULD RESULT IN A RAPID LOSS OF AIRFROM THE TIRE, A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.DOT ID NUMBERS: AA3TACX080, AA3T7JC080, AA3T7JA080 AND AA3TD4F080.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 343 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Atlas 1100R225NHTSA gives no dates made
- Phillips 66 1100R225NHTSA gives no dates made
- General 1100R225NHTSA gives no dates made
- Safemark 1100R225NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by GENERAL 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.