Tires: bead (Goodyear)
Tire recall 81T-004. NHTSA received GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO’s report on Mar 16, 1981.
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The short answer
NHTSA received GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO’s report on Mar 16, 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 HAVE AN INSUFFICIENT BEAD WIDTH WHICH MAY ALLOW A GRADUAL LOSS OF INFLATION PRESSURE.
THE BEAD IS THE SURFACE OF THE TIRE THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE WHEEL.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: bead.
What should you do?
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO OWNERS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; GOODYEAR S2 EAGLE, SIZE P205/60R390.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: CONTINUED LOSS OF AIR WILL AFFECT VEHICLE STEERING ANDHANDLING AND MAY CAUSE TIRE TO RUN FLAT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT.DOT ID NUMBERS: MK8HFW1110, MK8HFW1130 THROUGH 1220, AND MK8HFW1410 THROUGH1490.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 18,000 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Goodyear P20560R390Built from Mar 1, 1980 to Dec 1, 1980
Who is recalling it?
- Made by GOODYEAR 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.