The defect
THE INVOLVED TIRES MAY FAIL IN SERVICE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL REPLACEMENT TIRES THAT WILL BE MOUNTED AND BALANCED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
Tires covered
| Brand | Tire line | Sizes |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | BR7813 | — |
| Atlas | ER7814 | — |
| Atlas | FR7814 | — |
| Atlas | GR7815 | — |
| Atlas | HR7814 | — |
| Atlas | HR7815 | — |
| Atlas | JR7815 | — |
| Caravelle | BR7813 | — |
| Caravelle | ER7814 | — |
| Caravelle | FR7814 | — |
| Caravelle | GR7814 | — |
| Caravelle | GR7815 | — |
| Caravelle | HR7814 | — |
| Caravelle | HR7815 | — |
| Caravelle | JR7815 | — |
| Caravelle | LR7815 | — |
| Firestone | BR7813 | — |
| Firestone | DR7814 | — |
| Firestone | ER7814 | — |
| Firestone | FR7814 | — |
| Firestone | GR7814 | — |
| Firestone | HR7814 | — |
| Firestone | IR7815 | — |
| Firestone | LR7815 | — |
| Holiday Rambler | BR7813 | — |
| Holiday Rambler | ER7814 | — |
| Holiday Rambler | FR7814 | — |
| Holiday Rambler | GR7814 | — |
| Holiday Rambler | GR7815 | — |
| Holiday Rambler | HR7814 | — |
| Holiday Rambler | HR7815 | — |
| Holiday Rambler | JR7815 | — |
| Holiday Rambler | LR7815 | — |
| JTW | BR7813 | — |
| JTW | DR7814 | — |
| JTW | ER7814 | — |
| JTW | FR7814 | — |
| JTW | GR7814 | — |
| JTW | GR7815 | — |
| JTW | HR7814 | — |
| JTW | HR7815 | — |
| JTW | JR7815 | — |
| JTW | LR7815 | — |
| Kmart | ER7814 | — |
| Kmart | FR7814 | — |
| Kmart | GR7814 | — |
| Kmart | GR7815 | — |
| Kmart | HR7814 | — |
| Kmart | HR7815 | — |
| Kmart | JR7815 | — |
| Kmart | LR7815 | — |
| Lemans | FR7814 | — |
| Lemans | GR7814 | — |
| Lemans | GR7815 | — |
| Lemans | HR7814 | — |
| Lemans | HR7815 | — |
| Lemans | JR7815 | — |
| Lemans | LR7815 | — |
| National | BR7813 | — |
| National | ER7814 | — |
| National | FR7814 | — |
| National | GR7814 | — |
| National | GR7815 | — |
| National | HR7814 | — |
| National | HR7815 | — |
| National | JR7815 | — |
| National | LR7815 | — |
| Seiberling | BR7813 | — |
| Seiberling | ER7814 | — |
| Seiberling | FR7814 | — |
| Seiberling | GR7814 | — |
| Seiberling | GR7815 | — |
| Seiberling | HR7814 | — |
| Seiberling | HR7815 | — |
| Seiberling | JR7815 | — |
| Seiberling | LR7815 | — |
| Shell | BR7813 | — |
| Shell | ER7814 | — |
| Shell | FR7814 | — |
| Shell | GR7814 | — |
| Shell | GR7815 | — |
| Shell | HR7814 | — |
| Shell | HR7815 | — |
| Shell | JR7815 | — |
| Shell | LR7815 | — |
| Union 76 | ER7814 | — |
| Union 76 | FR7814 | — |
| Union 76 | GR7814 | — |
| Union 76 | GR7815 | — |
| Union 76 | HR7814 | — |
| Union 76 | HR7815 | — |
| Union 76 | JR7815 | — |
| Union 76 | LR7815 | — |
| Ward | BR7813 | — |
| Ward | DR7814 | — |
| Ward | ER7814 | — |
| Ward | FR7814 | — |
| Ward | GR7814 | — |
| Ward | GR7815 | — |
| Ward | HR7814 | — |
| Ward | HR7815 | — |
| Ward | JR7815 | — |
| Ward | LR7815 | — |
| Zenith | BR7813 | — |
| Zenith | ER7814 | — |
| Zenith | FR7814 | — |
| Zenith | GR7814 | — |
| Zenith | GR7815 | — |
| Zenith | HR7814 | — |
| Zenith | HR7815 | — |
| Zenith | JR7815 | — |
| Zenith | LR7815 | — |
Tire recalls in 1978
NHTSA received 31 tire recall campaigns in 1978, covering up to 14,686,375 tires. With 14,500,000 tires, this campaign ranks first by size that year.
More from Firestone Tire And Rubber
85 tire recall campaigns filed by Firestone Tire And Rubber; the latest are listed here.
| Campaign | Brands | Tires |
|---|---|---|
| 90T001000 8 Jan 1990 | Firestone | 87,830 |
| 89T002000 6 Mar 1989 | Firestone | 77,114 |
| 88T011000 20 Sept 1988 | Firestone | 30,204 |
| 87T005000 22 May 1987 | Firestone | 182 |
| 87T006000 22 May 1987 | Firestone | 441 |
| 87T002000 24 Mar 1987 | Firestone | 763 |
| 86T002000 3 Jan 1986 | Firestone | 433 |
| 86T001000 3 Jan 1986 | Firestone | 867 |
| 85T008000 3 Jul 1985 | Firestone | 253 |
| 84T016000 28 Dec 1984 | Triumph | 675 |