Big O: tire recalls
NHTSA lists 9 tire recall campaigns for Big O. NHTSA received the reports from 1976 to 2021. The campaigns have 1,278,559 units in total. The newest campaign is 21T002000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Feb 2021.
The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.
NHTSA recall file through .
Recall campaigns
9 campaigns, newest first. 1,278,559 units in total.
21T002000Received . 430,298 units.
Tires / Sidewall
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A sidewall separation may cause the tire to rapidly deflate, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Cooper Tire will notify owners, and dealers will replace affected tires, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 25, 2021. Owners may contact Cooper Tire customer service at 1-800-854-6288. Cooper Tire's number for this recall is 178.
Products named: Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S; Mastercraft Courser HSX Tour; Pep Boys Adventurer H/T; TBC Multi-Mile Wild Country XTX Sport 4S; Les Schwab Back Country QS4 All Terrain; Les Schwab Back Country QS3 Touring HT; Big O Bigfoot A/S; Mickey Thompson Deegan 38 All-Terrain; Cooper Discoverer RTX; Mastercraft Courser AXT2; Big O At/T Big Foot; Hercules Terra Trac A/T II, and 5 more.
Report filed by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.. Manufacturer campaign number 178. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
19T005000Received . 24,459 units.
Tires / Sidewall
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (Cooper Tire) is recalling certain size 235/65R18 Cooper Discoverer SRX, Evolution H/T, Discoverer HTP, Adventurer H/T CUV, Big O Big Foot A/S, Les Schwab Back Country QS3 Touring HT, and Mastercraft Courser HSX Tour tires. The tires may have been improperly manufactured with a ply cord distortion. For a full list of the Tire Identification Numbers (TIN) visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RCLRPT-19T005-5639.pdf
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The distortion may cause parting of the lower sidewall compounds extending to the cord material, increasing the risk of tire failure and a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Cooper Tire has notified owners, and dealers will replace the tires, free of charge. The recall began June 14, 2019. Owners may contact Cooper Tire customer service at 1-800-854-6288. Cooper Tire's number for this recall is 172.
Products named: Big O Big Foot A/S; Les Schwab Back Country QS3 Touring HT; Cooper Discover SRX; Mastercraft Courser HSX Tour; Cooper Evolution H/T; Cooper Adventurer H/T Cuv; Cooper Discoverer HTP.
Report filed by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.. Manufacturer campaign number 172. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
08T006000Received . 17,014 units.
Tires / Sidewall
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could result in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tbc is working with cooper tire to notify owners. The affected tires will be replaced free of charge. The recall began on march 18, 2008. Owners may contact cooper tire customer relations toll-free at 800-854-6288 or tbc at 1-901-363-8030.
Products named: Jet/Tel/Tri Telstar Turbostar A/T; Jet/Tel/Tri Jetzon Revenger A/T; TBC Stampede Radial At/S; Laramie Laramie Performer A/T; EL Dorado EL Dorado ZTR Sport LT; TBC Wild Trac Radial LTR+II; TBC Wild Country Radial XTX Sport; Big O Big O A/T Bigfoot.
Report filed by TBC CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 150.
06T027000Received . 15,208 units.
Tires / Tread/Belt
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A belt separation could result in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tbc will notify owners and replace the defective tires free of charge. The recall began on october 20, 2006. Owners may contact tbc corporation consumer relations department at 901-541-3616.
Products named: Big O Big O H/R Euro Tour; TBC Vanderbilt Turbo Tech Radail GT; TBC Stampede Radial A/T; TBC Sigma Tempest; TBC Sigma Supreme TR; TBC Sigma Regent Touring TR; TBC Sigma Regent Touring HR; TBC Multi-Mile Matrix; TBC Cordovan Grand Prix Performance GT; TBC Cordovan Centron; TBC Classic Radial SR; Big O Big O SXP G/T, and 5 more.
Report filed by TBC CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 147.
98T002000Received . 594,853 units.
Tires / Sidewall
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tire description: p205/70r14 and p205/70r15 tires, serial numbers beginning with "pj" and ending with a combination of 136 through 367. The tire brands involved are: big o legacy tour plus, embassy diplomat, arizonian limited edition, kelly aqua tour, ultra touring gt, telstar premium touring, laramie premium touring, jetzon ultra quad +, sears superguard ft, motomaster sk110, co-op golden mark, cordovan grand prix, shell touring 2000, multi-mile grand am, sigma supreme touring, concorde touring 9000, and summit touring tlr for both size tires. Unical touring radial and pos-a-traction tires are in size p20570r15 only. A circumferential cracking condition in the lower sidewall above the bead area can occur.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can cause a premature failure of the tire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace these tires free of charge to the consumer.
Products named: Shell P20570R15; Embassy P20570R14; Pos-A-Traction P20570R15; Summit P20570R15; Unocal P20570R15; Laramie P20570R14; Sears P20570R15; Laramie P20570R15; Ultra P20570R15; Arizonian P20570R15; Embassy P20570R15; Big O P20570R15, and 24 more.
Report filed by KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
94T007000Received . 76,699 units.
Tires / Bead
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
An insufficient cure condition in the bead wire rubber insulation was caused by a small amount of contaminated rubber.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can result in premature failure of the tire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the tires free of charge for 60 days from the date the customer receives the recall or 60 days from the date replacement tires are available.
Products named: Shell P18575R14; Laramie P19575R14; Sigma P18575R14; Star P18575R14; Star P19575R14; Multi-Mile 18570R14; Concorde P19575R14; Summit P19575R14; Summit 19570R14; Big O P18575R14; Arizonian 19570R14; Big O 18570R14, and 41 more.
Report filed by KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO.
86T012000Received . 98,228 units.
Tires / Tread/Belt
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Unacceptable number of tread separation. Test records show that tires meet all requirements of FMVSS 119. Consequence of defect: tread separation will lead to rapid loss of inflating air.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace tire at no cost to the customer within 60 days from date of notification. Dot identification: uniroyal laredo an hkvyo o54 465, durango all terrain an hkkb5 094 465, big o, big foot radial an hkmhy 284 465, delta sierridial an hkdme 015 465, sentry lt/at radial an hkwar 095 465, national xt commando an hknhd 015 465.
Products named: Delta LT23575R15; Durango LT23575R15; Big O LT23575R15; Sentry LT23575R15; National LT23575R15; Laredo LT23575R15.
Report filed by UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
83T001000Received . 9,100 units.
Tires / Bead
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tires were built using 16 inch wire in the bead rather than 16.5 inch wire. The tires could explode during mounting.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tires will be replaced without charge within 60 days of notification.
Products named: Big O 875R165D; Laredo 950R165D; Laredo 875R165D; CO-OP 950R165D; Delta 950R165D; Big O 950R165D; Delta 875R165D.
Report filed by UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO.
76T023000Received . 12,700 units.
Tires / Tread/Belt
Products named: Duralon G7015; Dayton 75016; Cooper 70015; Dayton 100020; Dayton G7814; Dayton 100022; Duralon 10165; Dayton 11225; Super Traction 11225; Dayton 11245; Super Traction 11245; JC Penney 1215, and 43 more.
Report filed by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Counts
| Component | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| Sidewall | 4 |
| Tread/Belt | 3 |
| Bead | 2 |
Products in the campaigns
The product names in the NHTSA file.
- 12151
- 18570R141
- 19570R141
- 875R165D1
- 950R165D1
- At/T Big Foot1
- Big Foot A/S1
- Big O A/T Bigfoot1
- Big O Aspen1
- Big O H/R Euro Tour1
- Big O SXP G/T1
- Bigfoot A/S1
- LT23575R151
- P18575R141
- P19575141
- P20570R141
- P20570R151
Official channels
- NHTSA recall lookupNHTSA shows the recalls of a child seat, a tire or equipment by brand and model.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
Cite this page
Recall Register. Big O: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/big-o/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
Manufacturers in the recall file: Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.; KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO; TBC CORPORATION; UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO.
The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Which Big O products do the campaigns name?
- The NHTSA records have 17 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is:
1215
- How many units does a Big O tire campaign have?
- The median Big O campaign has 24,459 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
- Which component do the Big O campaigns name most often?
- Sidewall, in 4 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.