TBC tire recalls

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (Cooper Tire) is recalling certain Discoverer, Evolution, Courser, Deegan, Adventurer, Hercules, Back Country, Multi-Mile Wild Country and Big O brand tires. The tires may develop a bulge or separation in the sidewall.

TBC Corporation (TBC) is recalling certain Wild Country Radial XTX Sport tires, size 265/65R18, manufactured by Cooper Tire and Rubber Company from June 1, 2014, to June 28, 2014 (weeks 2214-2514). The affected tires may experience cracking or broken ply cords in the lower sidewall on the white sidewall side. As such, these tires fail to comply with the regulations of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, "New Pneumatic Radial Tires For Light Vehicles."

TBC CORPORATION (TBC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIAL SUV, SIZE P265/70R17, EQUIPPED WITH DOT CODE UTT6TX60112. CONTAMINATED RUBBER MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN THE TREAD COMPOUND WHICH COULD RESULT IN TREAD SEPARATION.

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (COOPER) IS RECALLING CERTAIN COOPER BRAND DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, SIZES LT235/85R16 AND P265/70R17; DISCOVERER LSX, SIZE 265/70R17; AND MASTERCRAFT COURSER HTR, SIZE LT235/85R16. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ARE TIRES BRANDED AS DEL-NAT DELTA A/S SIERRADIAL OR NATIONAL A/S COMMANDO, SIZE 265/70R17; PEP BOYS DEFINITY DAKOTA H/T, SIZE P265/70R17; AND TBC SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIAL SUV, SIZE P265/70R17. CONTAMINATED RUBBER MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN THE TREAD COMPOUND WHICH COULD RESULT IN TREAD SEPARATION.

TBC CORPORATION HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A NONCOMPLIANCE IN CERTAIN CYCLONE RADIAL SUV TIRES, SIZE 245/70R17, PRODUCED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15 AND DECEMBER 19, 2009. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 139, "NEW PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRES FOR LIGHT VEHICLES." AT VARIOUS MILEAGES, THE SUBJECT TIRES MAY DEVELOP AND EXHIBIT TREAD CHUNKING OR CRACKING IN THE TREAD SHOULDER AREA.

TBC CORPORATION IS RECALLING 17,014 VARIOUS LOAD RANGE E TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16, PRODUCED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2, 2007 AND FEBRUARY 2, 2008. THESE TIRES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 139, NEW PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRES FOR LIGHT VEHICLES. AFTER TESTING, A BULGE CAN OCCUR IN THE LOWER SIDEWALL ON THE WHITE SIDEWALL SIDE WHICH INDICATES THE EXISTENCE OF A SEPARATION BETWEEN TWO LOWER SIDEWALL COMPONENTS.

CERTAIN TBC CORPORATION TIRES OF VARIOUS MODELS LISTED ABOVE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 6 AND AUGUST 19, 2006 (DOT SERIAL WEEKS 3206 AND 3306.) SOME OF THE SUBJECT TIRES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH NON-CONFORMING BELT WIRE COAT STOCK. IF PLACED IN SERVICE, THE SUBJECT TIRES MAY DEVELOP A BELT SEPARATION DUE TO A REDUCED ABILITY TO PREVENT CORROSION OF THE STEEL WIRES IN AN INSTANCE WHERE MOISTURE REACHES THE STEEL BELT.