- Vehicles
- 197
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 February 1979
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Cooper HR7814
- DEAN HR7814
- Eldorado HR7814
What the defect is
During surveillance testing, tires developed separation in the shoulder and tread area when operated in an overloaded or underinflated condition.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL REPLACE RECALLED TIRES WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 February 1979
- Owners notified14 February 1979
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 14 February 1979.
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.
- 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
Vehicle category: passenger vehicles.system: tires; cooper lifeliner, dean alpha iii, and eldorado supreme, SIZEHR78X14.CONSEQUENCES of defect: continued operation could result in a loss of air fromthe tire, loss of vehicle control, and an accident.note: this condition may be detected by a thumping vibration during vehicleoperation.dot ID numbers: UTMCCBL428, UTMCDA1428 and UTMCEAJ428.
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.