- Vehicles
- 379
- Built between
- Dec 1973 – Jan 1974
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 February 1974
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1973 and January 1974. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cooper L6014Built December 1973 to January 1974
- Cooper L6015Built December 1973 to January 1974
- Cooper L7815Built December 1973 to January 1974
- Falls L7815Built December 1973 to January 1974
- General L6014Built December 1973 to January 1974
- Giant L7815Built December 1973 to January 1974
- Gibson L7815Built December 1973 to January 1974
- Hercules L7815Built December 1973 to January 1974
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1973 to January 1974
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 February 1974
- Owners notified22 February 1974
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 22 February 1974.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 109
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Tires failed to pass manufacturer's 34-HOUR indoor wheel endurance test offederal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109. During tests there wereindications that tires might develop separation of piles in sidewall area.(correct by in specting and returning tires to dealer for no charge replacementif returned within 60 days of february 19, 1974 notification.)
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.