Tires: tread/belt (Fleetwood)
Tire recall 81T-003. NHTSA received YOKOHAMA TIRE CORPORATION’s report on Feb 18, 1981.
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The short answer
NHTSA received YOKOHAMA TIRE CORPORATION’s report on Feb 18, 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.
A SEPARATION MAY DEVELOP IN THE SHOULDER AREA BETWEEN THE REINFORCING PLIES OF THE TIRES.
TIRES FAIL TO MEET FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 109, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES”.
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 WITHIN 60 DAYS OF OWNER NOTIFICATION AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; FLEETWOOD POLY 440, SIZE G-78-15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR FROM TIRES COULD CAUSE A LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: SEPARATION MAY BE DETECTED BY A SLIGHT BULGE IN THE SHOULDER AREA OF THETIRE, OR BY VIBRATION. AVOID DRIVING WITH TIRES UNDERINFLATED OR OVERLOADED TOREDUCE THE CHANCES OF SEPARATION.DOT ID NUMBERS: CCVVWXD450, CCVVWXF450.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 938 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Fleetwood G7815Built from Nov 1, 1980 to Nov 1, 1980
Who is recalling it?
- Made by YOKOHAMA TIRE CORPORATION.
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.