Recall Register

Kumho: tire recalls

NHTSA lists 6 tire recall campaigns for Kumho. NHTSA received the reports from 2004 to 2026. The campaigns have 65,105 units in total. The newest campaign is 26T009000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Mar 2026.

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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

6 campaigns, newest first. 65,105 units in total.

  1. 26T009000Received . 11,169 units.

    Tires

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho Tire Co., Inc. (“KTCI”) Is recalling certain Solus TA11 tires, size 225/60R16. The tire tread may separate. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 139, "New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Tread separation may increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    KTCI will either refund the tire purchase price or replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 4, 2026. Owners may contact KUSA's customer service at 1-800-445-8646 (Option 2).

    Products named: Kumho Solus TA11.

    Report filed by Kumho Tire Co., Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 18T004000Received . 1,773 units.

    Tires

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho Tire U.S.A., Inc. (Kumho) is recalling certain Solus KH16 tires, size P225/65R17. The tire belts may separate under severe conditions.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A tire belt separation can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho will notify owners, and dealers will replace all affected tires, free of charge. The recall began May 17, 2018. Owners may contact Kumho customer service at 1-800-445-8646.

    Products named: Kumho Solus KH16.

    Report filed by Kumho Tire U.S.A., Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 13T004000Received . 11,922 units.

    Tires / Sidewall

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho Tire U.S.A., Inc. (Kumho) is recalling certain Kumho Solus KH25 passenger car tires, size 225/45R17, produced in the weeks of 3411 through 2512 (August 21, 2011 through June 23, 2012). All tires associated with this recall relate to Kumho Tire U.S.A., Inc.’s initial recall for these tires covered by NHTSA recall 12T-020. The affected tires were rendered unusable by being punctured with 3 drill holes through the tread surface and sent to Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC (Liberty) for disposal. Instead, Liberty sold to these tires as “used tires” to various tire wholesaler/distributors in Texas, New York, North Carolina and Puerto Rico.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The tires resold by Liberty have 3 drill hole punctures through the tread surface that if repaired, may not adhere to specific Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) standards for tire repairs, which could result in rapid air loss while the vehicle is in use and result in a tire failure that could cause a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected tires in accordance with the dealer notification letter. The safety recall began on May 6, 2013. Owners may contact Kumho at 1-909-428-3358.

    Products named: Kumho Solus KH25.

    Report filed by Kumho Tire U.S.A., Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 12T020000Received . 1,238 units.

    Tires / Sidewall

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho Tire U.S.A., Inc. (Kumho) is recalling certain Kumho Solus KH25 passenger car tires, size 225/45R17, produced in the weeks of 3411 through 2512 (August 21, 2011 through June 23, 2012). The affected tires could develop cracking in the sidewall, which could result in air loss.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Rapid air loss while the vehicle is in use may result in a tire failure that could cause a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected tires free of charge. The safety recall began on August 29, 2012. Owners may contact Kumho at 1-909-428-3999.

    Products named: Kumho Solus KH25.

    Report filed by KUMHO TIRE U.S.A., INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 09T008000Received . 36,292 units.

    Tires

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho tire USA is recalling 36,292 kumho mohave a/t light truck all terrain tires, sizes lt225/75r16, lt245/75r16, and lt265/75r16, produced between december 7, 2008 and june 13, 2009. The vehicle's handling performance becomes difficult when operated under loaded conditions or when changing lanes.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition may result in the vehicle swaying and could possibly result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho will notify owners and replace the tires free of charge. The safety recall began on july 17, 2009. Owners may contact kumho toll-free at 1-800-445-8646.

    Products named: Kumho Mohave A/T.

    Report filed by KUMHO TIRE U.S.A., INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 04T008000Received . 2,711 units.

    Tires

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho ectsa v710 competition race tires sizes 205/50r15, 265/45r16, 275/40r17, 295/40r17, 315/35r17, 335/35r17, and 315/35r18 with serial dates between 3103 and 1404. These tires failed the durability testing of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the tread were to split while in use, a vehicle crash could occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Kumho has notified its customers and will replace the tires free of charge. Owner notification began april 5, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kumho at 1-800-445-8646.

    Products named: Kumho 26545R16; Kumho 27540R17; Kumho 31535R17; Kumho 33536R17; Kumho 31535R18; Kumho Ecsta V710; Kumho 20550R15; Kumho 29540R17.

    Report filed by KUMHO TIRE CO., INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

Kumho tire campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2004, with 1 campaign.
Kumho: campaigns for each component
ComponentCampaigns
Tires4
Sidewall2

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Solus KH252
  • 20550R151
  • 26545R161
  • 27540R171
  • 29540R171
  • 31535R171
  • 31535R181
  • 33536R171
  • Ecsta V7101
  • Mohave A/T1
  • Solus KH161
  • Solus TA111

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Kumho: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/kumho/. 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: Kumho Tire U.S.A., Inc.; Kumho Tire Co., Inc..

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 Kumho products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 12 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Solus KH25
How many units does a Kumho tire campaign have?
The median Kumho campaign has 11,169 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
Which component do the Kumho campaigns name most often?
Tires, in 4 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.