Tires: tread/belt (Cooper)
Tire recall 83T-006. NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Apr 13, 1983.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Apr 13, 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 FROM THE RUBBER COMPOUND IN THE SHOULDER AREA OF THE TREAD.
TIRES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE ENDURANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, “NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS”.
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: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: TIRES; COOPER SUPER ROADMASTER AND SUPER ROAD SERVICE; 10-16.5 8-PLYNYLON TUBELESS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TIRES MAY LOSE AIR RAPIDLY AND COULD CAUSE LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: OWNERS SHOULD MAINTAIN PROPER AIR PRESSURE AND AVOID DRIVING AT HIGHWAYSPEEDS UNTIL THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.DOT ID NUMBERS: UTXMCB8103, UTXMBCH103.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 63 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Cooper 1000165Built from Mar 1, 1983 to Mar 1, 1983
Who is recalling it?
- Made by COOPER 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.