Tires: tread/belt (Remington and Centennial Tires)
Tire recall 85T-014. NHTSA received DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CORP’s report on Oct 10, 1985.
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The short answer
NHTSA received DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CORP’s report on Oct 10, 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 THE REQUIREMENTS OF ENDURANCE TEST FOR FMVSS 119.
CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: POSSIBLE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE STEEL BELTS IN THE TREAD SHOULDER AREA.
TREAD BELT LOSS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF AIR AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
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 CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: TIRES 950R165 STEEL BELTED TUBELESS LOAD RANGE D.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,035 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Remington 950R165NHTSA gives no dates made
- Centennial Tires 950R165NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by DUNLOP TIRE & RUBBER CORP.
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.