- Vehicles
- 957
- Built between
- Jan 1988 – Feb 1988
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 March 1988
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1988 and February 1988. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Atlas P20575R15Built January 1988 to February 1988
- Cooper P20575R15Built January 1988 to February 1988
- Cooper P23575R15XLBuilt January 1988 to February 1988
- DEAN P20575R15Built January 1988 to February 1988
- Hercules P23575R15XLBuilt January 1988 to February 1988
- Laramie P20575R15Built January 1988 to February 1988
- Western Auto P20575R15Built January 1988 to February 1988
What the defect is
Separation in the shoulder area due to lost adhesion between tread and belts caused by trapped air.
What could happen
Tires may develop a separation in the shoulder area as aresult of lost adhesion between tread and belts due to trapped air in theshoulder area.
What gets fixed
REPLACE TIRES WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION AT NO COST TO CONSUMER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1988 to February 1988
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 April 1988
- Owners notified28 March 1988
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 4 April 1988.
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
System: tiresvehicle category: passenger cars.dot identification: cooper UTHLCM90 48, UTHLCM90 68, uthlbnd 058, uthlbnd 068,U9ULCNA 088, U9ULBNH 088.HERCULES uthlhkc 048, uthlhkc 058.WESTERN AUTOU9ULU 8088.DEAN U9ULDEL 088.ATLAS U9ULAJN 088. Laramie U9ULBWK 088.
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.