Tires (General)
Tire recall 88T-002. NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Mar 18, 1988.
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The short answer
NHTSA received GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Mar 18, 1988. 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 FAILURE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 119 COULDRESULT IN PLY SEPARATION, AND LOSS OF INFLATING AIR.
TIRES FAIL TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 119 FOR HIGH SPEED ENDURANCE TEST.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST 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: SYSTEM: TIRESVEHICLE CATEGORY: TRUCKSDOT IDENTIFICATION: DOTN LV129BK167.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,248 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- General 8195Built from Apr 1, 1987 to Jan 1, 1988
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.