Tires (B.f.goodrich)
Tire recall 81T-002. NHTSA received UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO’s report on Feb 17, 1981.
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The short answer
NHTSA received UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO’s report on Feb 17, 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 NOT COMPLY WITH THE HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD N0. 109, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES”.
REDUCED HIGH SPEED CAPABILITY MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE REINFORCING PLIES FROM THE TIRE TREAD UNDER HIGH SPEED DRIVING CONDITIONS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE 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: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; BF GOODRICH RADIAL T/A, SIZE P245/50R14.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED OPERATION MAY LEAD TO RAPID AIR LOSS, LOSS OFCONTROL AND, POSSIBLY, AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THE DEFECT MAY BE INDICATED BY VEHICLE VIBRATION.DOT ID NUMBER: BEROXM1380.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 600 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- B.f.goodrich P24550R14Built from Sep 1, 1980 to Sep 1, 1980
Who is recalling it?
- Made by UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE 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.