Tires: tread/belt (Armstrong)
Tire recall 85T-018. NHTSA received ARMSTRONG RUBBER CO.’s report on Nov 8, 1985.
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The short answer
NHTSA received ARMSTRONG RUBBER CO.’s report on Nov 8, 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.
THESE TIRES FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS #109 ENDURANCE TESTS.
A BLISTER COULD DEVELOP IN THE TREAD SHOULDER AREA RESULTING IN A PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION.
A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR COULD OCCUR.
CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR CREATES A POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
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 THE CONSUMER WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION. DOT IDENTIFICATION: CVHB2P3245, CVHB2P3255.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER CARS.SYSTEM: TIRES, P215/75B14 CORONET 2+2 GLASS BELTED.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 956 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Armstrong P21575B14Built from Jun 1, 1985 to Jun 1, 1985
Who is recalling it?
- Made by ARMSTRONG 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.