- Vehicles
- 9,100
- Built between
- Mar 1982 – Aug 1982
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 February 1983
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1982 and August 1982. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Big O 875R165DBuilt March 1982 to August 1982
- Big O 950R165DBuilt March 1982 to August 1982
- Co-Op 950R165DBuilt March 1982 to August 1982
- Delta 875R165DBuilt March 1982 to August 1982
- Delta 950R165DBuilt March 1982 to August 1982
- Laredo 875R165DBuilt March 1982 to August 1982
- Laredo 950R165DBuilt March 1982 to August 1982
What the defect is
Tires were built using 16 inch wire in the bead rather than 16.5 inch wire. The tires could explode during mounting.
What gets fixed
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1982 to August 1982
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 February 1983
- Owners notified15 February 1983
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 23 February 1983.
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
- UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE 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: light trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles.system: tires; laredo lt s/r and ltl s/r, big o big haul radial, delta powerload ii and delta power lugh; sizes 8.75R16.5/D and 9.50R16.5/D; coop radialcountry squire size 9.50R16.5/D.CONSEQUENCES of defect: serious personal injury could occur if the tireexplodes during mounting. A break in the bead could cause rapid loss of airresulting in loss of vehicle control and an accident.dot ID numbers: ANXKMH1222 thru 352, ANXKVWX222 thru 352, anxlvwx 222 thru 352,ANXKPK222 thru 352, ANXLMH2222 thru 352, ANXLCDN222 thru 352, ANXKDJ9222 THRU352, ANXLDJ9222 thru 352, ANXKDKC222 thru 352, ANXLDKC222 thru 352.
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.