Safemark: tire recalls

NHTSA lists 4 tire recall campaigns for Safemark. NHTSA received the reports from 1977 to 1980. The campaigns have 3,386 units in total. The newest campaign is 80T015000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Aug 1980.

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

4 campaigns, newest first. 3,386 units in total.

80T015000Received 18 Aug 1980. 343 units.
Tires / Bead
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tires were shown to be subject to sidewall separation when tested for performance by the manufacturer.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
All tires will be replaced, mounted and balanced at no charge to owner within 60 days of recall notification.
Products named: Atlas 1100R225; Phillips 66 1100R225; General 1100R225; Safemark 1100R225.
Report filed by GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO..
80T013000Received 15 Aug 1980. 215 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires", in regard to the plunger energy portion of the standard.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
All tires will be replaced, mounted, and balanced free of charge to owner within 60 days of notification.
Products named: Safemark B7813.
Report filed by GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Sep 1980.
78T026000Received 29 Nov 1978. 2,652 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". Tread separation may develop and lead to premature failure.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will replace the involved tires free of charge within 60 days of notification.
Products named: General GR7814; Phillips P18580R13; Atlas GR7814; Phillips P18575R14; Phillips HR7815; Atlas GR7815; Atlas LR7814; Phillips P22575R15; Phillips P23575R15; Atlas HR7814; Phillips P21575R15; General FR7814, and 6 more.
Report filed by GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO..
77T008000Received 14 Mar 1977. 176 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires may not meet the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, "new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars". Separations may develop within the components of the tire. Continued use may result in tire failure.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires will be replaced without charge, within 60 days of recall notification.
Products named: Safemark 70015.
Report filed by GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO..

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

Safemark tire campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1980, with 2 campaigns.

Safemark: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Tires		2
Bead		1
Tread/Belt		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

1100R2251
700151
B78131
P21575R151
P22575R151
P23575R151

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. Safemark: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/safemark/. 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: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER 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 Safemark products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 6 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 1100R225
How many units does a Safemark tire campaign have?: The median Safemark campaign has 343 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
Which component do the Safemark campaigns name most often?: Tires, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.