- Vehicles
- 151
- Built between
- May 1985 – May 1985
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 1985 and May 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Atlas 18570SR13Built May 1985 to May 1985
What the defect is
Tires were manufactured with the tread package being placed off center. Consequence of defect: this off center condition results in a thin sub base condition in the shoulder area of the tire. Under certain conditions, the treads of the tire would separate from the belts, causing loss of air and steering control and may result in an accident.
What gets fixed
REPLACE TIRE WITH NEW ONE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION. DOT IDENTIFICATION: UPFMAJH 205.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 1985 to May 1985
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 July 1985
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 9 July 1985.
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
Vehicle category: passssenger car tires.system: atlas 185/70SR 13, seasonaire steel belted radials.
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.