Tires: tread/belt (Armstrong)
Tire recall 91T-002. NHTSA received DICO TIRE, INC.’s report on Feb 8, 1991.
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The short answer
NHTSA received DICO TIRE, INC.’s report on Feb 8, 1991. 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?
TIRES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 119.
SEPARATION BETWEEN TREAD AND CARCASS CAUSED A SMALL REDUCTION IN TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE DURING ENDURANCE TEST REQUIRED BY FMVSS 119.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires: tread/belt.
What should you do?
RETURN TIRES TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF NOTICE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: BOAT TRAILER ALL SERVICE HIGH SPEED TIRES, LOAD RANGE B / FMVSS 119.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 2,283 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Armstrong 570X8Built from Dec 1, 1990 to Dec 1, 1990
Who is recalling it?
- Made by DICO TIRE, INC..
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.