Tires (Dayton)
Tire recall 84T-014. NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Nov 21, 1984.
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The short answer
NHTSA received FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER’s report on Nov 21, 1984. 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.
A MAJORITY OF TIRES TESTED DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 109, NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES, HIGH SPEED TEST.
TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THESE TIRES.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
REPLACEMENT OF AFFECTED TIRES WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: TIRES; DAYTONA SUPER STAG AND WIDETRACK SUPER THING 6 PLY RATINGPOLYESTER TUBELESS RAISED WHITE LETTER, N78X15.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, TIRES MAY DEVELOP A BULGE INTHE TREAD OR CAUSE VIBRATION. CONTINUED USE MAY LEAD TO A RAPID LOSS OF AIR.LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT MAY RESULT.DOT ID NUMBER: HYV5HIL344, HYV5HIL354, HYV5YU9334, HYV5YU9344.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 239 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Dayton N7815Built from Aug 1, 1984 to Sep 1, 1984
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.