Cooper Tires: Sidewall

Cooper is recalling about 406 vehicles over a problem with the tires. Tires do not comply with requirements of FMVSS 109.

Campaign
89T008000
Manufacturer
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Reported
7 November 1989
Vehicles
406
Built between
Sep 1989 – Sep 1989
Models
4
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 October 1989
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 1989 and September 1989. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Cooper P22575B15Built September 1989 to September 1989
  • Falls P22575B15Built September 1989 to September 1989
  • Giant P22575B15Built September 1989 to September 1989
  • Hercules P22575B15Built September 1989 to September 1989

What the defect is

Some tires may develop a flex break in the lower sidewall prior to completing the endurance compliance testing / FMVSS 109.

What could happen

Tires do not comply with requirements of FMVSS 109.

What gets fixed

PROVIDE REPLACEMENT TIRES THAT COMPLY WITH STANDARD.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 1989 to September 1989
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 November 1989
  3. Owners notified30 October 1989

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 7 November 1989.

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

System: tires; cooper: trendsetter. Falls: persuader. Giant: belted.hercules: saflipreme.dot ident: UPHHCNC379 ; UPHHFDH379 ; UPHHHKE379 ; UPHHDEN379 ; UPHHCNC389 ;UPHHFDH389 ; UPHHHKE389 ; UPHHDEN389 .

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