Hearth Record

Tires: tread/belt (Delta)

Tire recall 81T-001. NHTSA received UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO’s report on Jan 29, 1981.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO’s report on Jan 29, 1981. 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 MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE TREAD GROOVES AND ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO 109, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES”.

CONTINUED USE MAY CAUSE THE TREAD TO CRACK AND COME OFF IN CHUNKS.

Source:

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

  • NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.

What should you do?

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED, MOUNTED AND BALANCED, FREE OF 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; DELTA 784 SUPREME, SIZES F78-15 AND G78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DRIVING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A RAPID AIRLOSS, LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND, POSSIBLY, AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: TIRES SHOULD BE REMOVED AND VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN AT REDUCED SPEEDSUNTIL THE TIRES ARE REPLACED.DOT ID NUMBERS: AKVTDD11489, AKVTDD11499, AKVVDD11489, AND AKVVDD11499.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 1,065 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

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

  • Delta G7815Built from Nov 1, 1979 to Nov 1, 1979
  • Delta F7815Built from Nov 1, 1979 to Nov 1, 1979

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO.
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 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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