Recall Register

Sonic: tire recalls

NHTSA lists 3 tire recall campaigns for Sonic. NHTSA received the reports from 1976 to 1985. The campaigns have 18,990 units in total. The newest campaign is 85T006000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Jun 1985.

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 .

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 18,990 units in total.

  1. 85T006000Received . 5,500 units.

    Tires / Tread/Belt

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Tires fail to meet requirements of endurance test FMVSS # 109. Failure was due to higher than specified second ply angle. Consequence of defect: the incorrect second ply angle caused chafing of plies in the bead base area. A chafed ply can result in sudden air loss and vehicle crash may occur without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Tires will be replaced at no cost to the consumer within 60 days from date of notification. Dot identification: plkcaej065, plkcaej075, plkccey065, plkccny065, plkccny075, pll7ddw065, pll7ddw075, jpkcjfk065, jpkcjfk075, jpkcla5065, jpkcla5075, jpkcma5065, jpkcma5075, jpkclle075, jpkcajk075.

    Products named: Western Auto F7814; Atlas P20575B14; Multi-Mile P20575B14; Cordovan P20575B14; Laramie P20575B14; Sonic P20575B14; Monarch P20575B14; Lee P20575B14; Republic P20575B14.

    Report filed by KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO.

  2. 77T032000Received . 790 units.

    Tires / Tread/Belt

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved tires may not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires", due to an undercure condition in the tread area. Continued use could result in tread chunking or tread separation, leading to air loss.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace involved tires and mount and balance replacement tires free of charge, within 60 days of recall notification.

    Products named: Sonic E7814.

    Report filed by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER.

  3. 76T023000Received . 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

Sonic tire campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1976, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • 8001651
  • 8751651
  • 9501651
  • E78141
  • F70141
  • G78141
  • G78151
  • JR78151
  • P20575B141

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Sonic: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/sonic/. 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: 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 Sonic products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 9 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 800165
How many units does a Sonic tire campaign have?
The median Sonic campaign has 5,500 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
Which component do the Sonic campaigns name most often?
Tread/Belt, in 3 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.