Tires: tread/belt (B.f.goodrich)
Tire recall 85T-004. NHTSA received UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO’s report on May 20, 1985.
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The short answer
NHTSA received UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO’s report on May 20, 1985. 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 FAILED TO MEET ENDURANCE TEST FOR FMVSS #109.
CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CONTINUED USE MAY RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLE CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.
What should you do?
TIRE WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. DOT IDENTIFICATION: BDTE600075, BDTE600085, BDTE600095, BDTE60J075, BDTE60J085, BDTE60J095.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CAR TIRES.SYSTEM: TIRES, T/A 60 TIRE SIZE P275/60B14 LR “B” AND NEUTRAL MACH II TIRE SIZE P275/60B14 LR “B”
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,045 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- B.f.goodrich P27560B14Built to Jan 1, 1985
Who is recalling it?
- Made by UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE 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.