Tires (General)
Tire recall 80T-024. NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Dec 24, 1980.
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The short answer
NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Dec 24, 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.
WHEN OPERATED IN AN UNDERINFLATED CONDITION, A SEPARATION OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE TIRE MAY DEVELOP.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
RECALLED TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER WITHIN 60 DAYS OF OWNER NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: TIRES; JUMBO STEEL AND JET STEEL, SIZE 8.75R16.5.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR, LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 24,400 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- General 875R165NHTSA 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.