Tires (Dunlop)
Tire recall 83T-014. NHTSA received SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIE’s report on Jul 14, 1983.
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The short answer
NHTSA received SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIE’s report on Jul 14, 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.
ABSENCE OF REQUIRED MARKINGS, SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SYMBOL, SERIAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, MANUFACTURER”S IDENTIFICATION, WEEK AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURE.
TIRES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE 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.
What should you do?
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF OWNER”S NOTIFICATION WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; SP SPORT D3; SIZE 215/60HR14.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TIRE MAY BE INFLATED IMPROPERLY OR VEHICLE MAY BEINADVERTENTLY OVERLOADED, POSSIBLY LEADING TO TIRE FAILURE. RAPID LOSS OF AIRCOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.NOTE: OWNERS ARE URGED TO COMPLY WITH THE INFORMATION FOUND ON THE TIREINFORMATION PLACARD ON THEIR VEHICLE UNTIL REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN MADE.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 195 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Dunlop 21560HR14NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIE.
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.