Nokian: tire recalls

NHTSA lists 3 tire recall campaigns for Nokian. NHTSA received the reports from 2006 to 2010. The campaigns have 3,666 units in total. The newest campaign is 10T010000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Mar 2010.

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

3 campaigns, newest first. 3,666 units in total.

10T010000Received 22 Mar 2010. 460 units.
Tires / Tread/Belt
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nokian tyres has notified NHTSA about a noncompliance in certain nokian vatiiva h/t tires, size 245/70r17, produced between november 29 and december 12, 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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Tread chunks may separate from the tire casing resulting in body damage to the vehicle or the driver may lose control resulting in a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Nokian tyres will notify owners and replace the tires free of charge. The safety recall began on march 8, 2010. Owners may contact cooper tire customer relations toll-free at 1-800-854-6288 or nokian tyres consumer relations department at 1-800-565-2525.
Products named: Nokian Vatiiva H/T.
Report filed by NOKIAN TYRES. Manufacturer campaign number 110.
08T011000Received 1 Apr 2008. 931 units.
Tires / Sidewall
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Nokian tyres is recalling 931 load range e tires, size lt265/75r16, produced between december 2, 2007 and february 8, 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
Nokian tyres is working with cooper tire to notify owners. The affected tires will be replaced free of charge. The recall began on february 29, 2008. Owners may contact cooper tire customer relations toll-free at 800-854-6288 or nokian tyres' consumer relations department at 800-565-2525.
Products named: Nokian Vatiiva.
Report filed by NOKIAN TYRES. Manufacturer campaign number 150.
06T022000Received 26 Oct 2006. 2,275 units.
Tires / Tread/Belt
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain nokian tyres' 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
Nokian tyres will notify owners and replace the defective tires free of charge. The recall began on october 25, 2006. Owners may contact nokian tyres customer service department at 800-565-2525.
Products named: Nokian Vatiiva.
Report filed by NOKIAN TYRES. Manufacturer campaign number 001.

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

Nokian tire campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2006, with 1 campaign.

Nokian: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Tread/Belt		2
Sidewall		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

Vatiiva2
Vatiiva H/T1

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. Nokian: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/nokian/. 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: NOKIAN TYRES.

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 Nokian products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 2 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Vatiiva
How many units does a Nokian tire campaign have?: The median Nokian campaign has 931 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
Which component do the Nokian campaigns name most often?: Tread/Belt, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.