Shell: tire recalls

NHTSA lists 4 tire recall campaigns for Shell. NHTSA received the reports from 1973 to 1998. The campaigns have 15,174,591 units in total. The newest campaign is 98T002000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Apr 1998.

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 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 15,174,591 units in total.

98T002000Received 21 Apr 1998. 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: 1 Jun 1998.
94T007000Received 27 Oct 1994. 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: Laramie P19575R14; Sigma P18575R14; Star P18575R14; Shell 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.
78T031000Received 11 Dec 1978. 14,500,000 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires may fail in service without prior warning.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will install replacement tires that will be mounted and balanced free of charge within 60 days of recall notification.
Products named: National FR7814; Seiberling BR7813; Shell JR7815; Lemans JR7815; Holiday Rambler HR7815; Kmart HR7815; Ward HR7815; Union 76 HR7815; Seiberling HR7814; Union 76 GR7815; National GR7815; Atlas HR7814, and 100 more.
Report filed by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Dec 1978.
73T024000Received 8 Nov 1973. 3,039 units.
Tires
Products named: Firestone 11225; Shell 11225; Phillips 11225.
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

Shell tire campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1973, with 1 campaign.

Shell: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Tires		2
Bead		1
Sidewall		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

112251
BR78131
ER78141
FR78141
GR78141
GR78151
HR78141
HR78151
JR78151
LR78151
P18575R141
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. Shell: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/shell/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER; KELLY SPRINGFIELD 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 Shell products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 13 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 11225
How many units does a Shell tire campaign have?: The median Shell campaign has 594,853 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
Which component do the Shell campaigns name most often?: Tires, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.