JC Penney: tire recalls

NHTSA lists 5 tire recall campaigns for JC Penney. NHTSA received the reports from 1976 to 1981. The campaigns have 43,931 units in total. The newest campaign is 81T010000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Jun 1981.

NHTSA recall lookup

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 30 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 43,931 units in total.

81T010000Received 23 Jun 1981. 27,585 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Two protruding screws in the tire mold caused depressions in the sidewall which can develop cracks. Cracks may lead to a rupture in the tire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tires will be replaced at no charge within 60 days of recall notification.
Products named: JC Penney P15580R13.
Report filed by GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 Jul 1981.
79T037000Received 2 Nov 1979. 1,845 units.
Tires / Tread/Belt
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires fail to meet the endurance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires".
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace involved tires without charge to owner within 60 days of recall notification.
Products named: JC Penney L7815.
Report filed by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Nov 1979.
78T004000Received 22 Feb 1978. 450 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires may contain a pin hole in the upper sidewall area of the tire. This condition may cause a flex crack to appear in the general area of the hole during tire usage. Under continued use, the crack may progress and cause loss of air.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires will be replaced, mounted and balanced by the dealer free of charge within 60 days of notification.
Products named: JC Penney HR7815.
Report filed by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER.
78T002000Received 7 Jan 1978. 1,351 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires fail to comply to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires". The tires have insufficient inner liner thickness which may allow ply or tread separation to take place. This could lead to air loss.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires will be replaced free of charge by the dealer, within 60 days of recall notification.
Products named: Spartan G7814; Brunswick G7814; Caravelle G7814; JC Penney G7814; Stratton G7814; Gator G7814; Hood G7814; Diamond Reo G7814; Miller G7814; Fed Mart G7814; B.F.Goodrich G7814; Regal XL G7814.
Report filed by UNIROYAL GOODRICH TIRE CO. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 Jun 1978.
76T023000Received 18 Nov 1976. 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

JC Penney tire campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1978, with 2 campaigns.

JC Penney: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Tires		3
Tread/Belt		2

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

12151
G78141
HR78151
L78151
P15580R131

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. JC Penney: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/jc-penney/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER; GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.; 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 JC Penney products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 5 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 1215
How many units does a JC Penney tire campaign have?: The median JC Penney campaign has 1,845 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
Which component do the JC Penney campaigns name most often?: Tires, in 3 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.