Tires (Cooper)
Tire recall 83T-015. NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Aug 16, 1983.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Aug 16, 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 AND BEAD AREA.
TIRES ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENDURANCE 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 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; HERCULES SAFTIPREME; SIZE P225/75D15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: TIRES MAY LOSE AIR RAPIDLY AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT MAY RESULT.NOTE: THE DEFECT MAY BE INDICATED BY A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. MAINTAIN PROPERTIRE INFLATION AND AVOID DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNTIL TIRES ARE REPLACED.DOT ID NUMBER: UPHHHAU243.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 697 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Cooper P22575D15Built from Jun 1, 1983 to Jun 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.