Tires: sidewall (Cooper)
Tire recall 89T-010. NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Dec 26, 1989.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Dec 26, 1989. 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?
IF SEPARATION IS NOT DISCOVERED, CONTINUED USE WILL CAUSETHE PLY CORDS AND TUBELESS LINER TO BREAK, CAUSING LOSS OF AIR, RESULTING INLOSS OF CONTROL, AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
SEPARATION MAY DEVELOP IN THE LOWER SIDEWALL AREA.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: sidewall.
What should you do?
REPLACE ALL TIRES FOR CREDIT.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: TIRES: EL DORADO AND DEAN ARE CONDUCTIING THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. SEE89T010001 AND 89T010002 RESPECTIVELY.VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER CARS.DOT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS: EL DORADO UPJKEHE369 ; DEAN UPJKDEH369
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 66 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Cooper P18580R13Built from Sep 1, 1989 to Sep 1, 1989
Who is recalling it?
- Made by COOPER 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).
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