Tires: tread/belt (Dayton)
Tire recall 83T-003. NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Mar 15, 1983.
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The short answer
NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Mar 15, 1983. 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 A SEPARATION OF THE REINFORCING PLIES AND RUBBER COMPOUND IN THE SIDEWALL AREA.
TIRES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE HIGH SPEED REQUIREMENTS OF 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”S NOTIFICATION AT NO CHARGE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; DAYTON PREMIUM TRACTION HEAVY DUTY; DURALON PREMIUM TRACTIONHEAVY DUTY; SIZE N78-15 8-PLY NYLON TUBELESS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TIRES MAY LOSE AIR RAPIDLY POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: DEFECT MAY BE INDICATED BY A SLIGHT BULGE IN THE TREAD AREA OR SIDEWALL.DOT ID NUMBERS: HYV5YCP452, HYV5YCP462, HYV5YCP472, HYV5YCP482, HYV5YCP492,HYV5YCP153, HYV5YCP163, HYV5YCP173, HYV5YCP183, HYV5YCP193, HYV5YCP203,HYV5YCP213.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 253 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Dayton N7815NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER.
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.