Tires: tread/belt (National and Uniroyal)
Tire recall 88T-003. NHTSA received UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO’s report on Mar 23, 1988.
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The short answer
NHTSA received UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO’s report on Mar 23, 1988. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 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 COULD RESULTIN PLY SEPARATION AND LOSS OF AIR OR POSSIBLY BLOWOUT CAUSING A VEHICLE CRASH.
TIRES FAILED TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ENDURANCE OF FMVSS NO. 109.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.
What should you do?
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO CONSUMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: TIRESVEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER CARS.DOT IDENTIFICATION: DOTN ALHFVKT1078, DOTN ALHFHHV1078.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 137 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- National P21575B15Built from Feb 1, 1988 to Feb 1, 1988
- Uniroyal P21575B15Built from Feb 1, 1988 to Feb 1, 1988
Who is recalling it?
- Made by UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 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 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 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 28, 2026.