Hearth Record

Tires: tread/belt (Cooper and Hercules)

Tire recall 83T-008. NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Jun 9, 1983.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Jun 9, 1983. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 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 WERE INADVERTENTLY MANUFACTURED WITH THE SECOND PLY ONE-HALF INCH OFF CENTER.

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”.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 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.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; COOPER PRO 70 GLASS BELTED, HERCULES 70 HONCHO; SIZE P205/70R14,4-PLY TUBELESS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TIRES MAY LOSE AIR RAPIDLY AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT MAY RESULT.NOTE: MAINTAIN PROPER AIR PRESSURE AND DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN ANOVERLOADED CONDITION. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THETIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE DEFECT MAY BE INDICATED BY A BULGE IN THESIDEWALL AREA.DOT ID NUMBERS: UTKECJJ143, UTKECJJ153, UTKEHJD143, UTKEHJD153.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 786 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Cooper P20570R514Built from Apr 1, 1983 to Apr 1, 1983
  • Hercules P20570R514Built from Apr 1, 1983 to Apr 1, 1983

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO..
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

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 28, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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