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Cooper Tire Recall |
| On March 14, 2008 the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company recalled 48,037 tires that failed to comply with a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. The tires may exhibit a bulge in the lower sidewall on the white sidewall side, which indicates a separation between two lower sidewall components that could lead to serious car accidents. The Cooper tires were produced between December 2, 2007, and February 9, 2008, at Cooper’s plant in Albany, Georgia and include Cooper Discoverer ATR, Stampede Radial AT/S and almost 20 other brands. |
| Cooper is notifying all owners and replacing the tires free of charge. |
| Cooper Tire has issued several additional safety recalls in the recent past, including certain Cooper tires manufactured between January 28 and February 3, 2001 and between April 4 and May 15, 2004. In July 2007, Cooper Tire recalled more than 91,500 16-inch Dominator Sport A/T light-truck radial tires sold through Discount Tire Co., Inc. In 2006, Cooper recalled almost 300,000 tires. |
| The previously recalled tires lack adequate rubber coverage of the belt edge or belt overlap, which can lead to tire tread separation and result in a serious vehicle crash. |
| In July 2006, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration ("NHTSA") investigated reports of tire tread defects in Dominator Sport A/T, a line of tires produced by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. |
| The investigation involves over 100,000 tires manufactured between 2003 and 2005 and is based upon failure rates supplied by the tire manufacturer. In addition, according to federal complaint logs, 115 complaints have been made against two to three dozen Cooper Tire lines such as Futura, Trendsetter, and Discoverer. |
| Media reports have stated that in lawsuits across the nation filed against Cooper Tire between 2000 and 2005, it has been alleged that more than 200 deaths and about 250 serious injuries have occurred due to defective tires. |
| Below is a list of tires manufactured by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
since 1997: |
| Name |
Model/Size |
| Cooper |
Discoverer ATR, Stampede Radial AT/S, DOMINATOR SPORT A/T RADIAL,
AR7813, COOPER DISCOVERER S/T, DEAN MUD TERRAIN RADIAL
SXT, DR7814, DURANGO RADIAL XTR, F7814, G6014, G7815, H7815, H7815LT, K7015,
L6015, L7815, LR7815, MASTERCRAFT, MASTERCRAFT AVENGER ZHP, MASTERCRAFT COURSER
C/T, P16580R13, P20570R514, P2057514, P20575R14, P20575R15, P21570R14, P21575B15,
P22570R15, P22575R15, P23575R15, P23575R15XL, P27560R15, ZEON XST, HR7814, J7815,
ZEON 2XS, 8X195, 11R225, 11R245, 7145, 11225, 17570R13, 75016LT, 82520, 90020,
100022, 110022, 800145, 800165LT, 800195, 875165LT, 1000165, 1122512PR |
| Cooper Zeon 2X |
24550R16 |
| Courser |
75016LT, 65016LT, 70015LT |
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