Tires (General)
Tire recall 86T-014. NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Dec 23, 1986.
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The short answer
NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Dec 23, 1986. 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.
FAIL TO MEET REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS 119 FOR ENDURANCE TEST.
CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FAILS TO MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 119.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
REPLACE TIRE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION. DOT IDENTIFICATION: AMERI STEEL ADXL812 286,296,306, PRIVATE BRAND ADXL94B 286,296, 306, ASTRO ADXL96B 286,296,306.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: TIRES.VEHICLE CATEGORY: LIGHT TRUCK.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 3,624 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- General 950R165Built from Jul 1, 1986 to Jul 1, 1986
Who is recalling it?
- Made by GENERAL 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.