Tires: bead (Dunlop)
Tire recall 82T-003. NHTSA received DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CORP’s report on Feb 9, 1982.
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The short answer
NHTSA received DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CORP’s report on Feb 9, 1982. 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.
THE INVOLVED TIRES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS”.
FLEXING MAY DEVELOP IN THE LOWER SIDEWALL UNDER MAXIMUM TIRE LOADS AND COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION AND BREAKUP OF TIRE COMPONENTS.
AS A RESULT, THE TIRE MAY FAIL, LOSING INFLATING AIR.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: bead.
What should you do?
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL RECALL TIRES AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: MOTORCYCLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; QUALIFIER K127C , M130/90-16.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.NOTE: SEPARATION AND BREAKUP IN THE LOWER SIDEWALL ARE DETECTED BY THEAPPEARANCE OF KNOTS, BULGES, BLISTERS, OR CRACKS, AND SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AWARNING OF TIRE FAILURE.DOT IDENTIFICATION NO(S).: DADUMAI341 THRU 421, DADUMAI510 THRU 521, DADUMAI012THRU 032.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 5,277 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Dunlop M1309016Built from Aug 1, 1981 to Jul 1, 1982
Who is recalling it?
- Made by DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CORP.
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.