Cooper Tires: Tread/Belt

Cooper is recalling about 26 vehicles over a problem with the tires.

Campaign
85T017000
Manufacturer
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Reported
22 October 1985
Vehicles
26
Built between
Sep 1985 – Oct 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 September 1985 and October 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Cooper L6015Built September 1985 to October 1985

What the defect is

Tires failed to meet the requirement of endurance test for FMVSS #109, possible separation in the sidewall area. Consequence of defect: this separation, if not detected, could result in ply cord breakage and loss of inflating air. Loss of air might result in loss of steering control and cause vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER WITH 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION. DOT IDENTIFICATION: UTUKCH7375, UTUKCH7385, UTUKCH7395.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1985 to October 1985
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 October 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 22 October 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: passenger cars. System: tires - cooper L160-15 PRO60.

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.

Same component

Same brand