Ward: tire recalls

NHTSA lists 10 tire recall campaigns for Ward. NHTSA received the reports from 1975 to 1985. The campaigns have 19,626,595 units in total. The newest campaign is 85T013000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Oct 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 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

10 campaigns, newest first. 19,626,595 units in total.

85T013000Received 3 Oct 1985. 1,378 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tires failed to meet the endurance requirements of FMVSS no. 109. Consequence of defect: failure to meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 109 may result in sidewall separation and loss of air with the potential for a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace tire with new one within 60 days from date of notification at no cost to the consumer. Dot identification: general abhb154315, montgomery ward abhb274315, reynolds abhb16m315, summit abhb155315
Products named: General P21575B14; Ward P21575B14; Reynolds P21575B14; Summit P21575B14.
Report filed by GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO..
85T012000Received 3 Oct 1985. 543 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tires failed to meet the endurance requirements of FMVSS no. 109. Consequence of defect: failure to meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 109 may result in sidewall separation and loss of air with the potential for a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace tire with new one within 60 days from date of notification at no cost to the consumer. Dot identification: general abhh15d285 abhh15d295 abhh15d305 abhh15d315 abhh15d325. Montgomery ward abhh27j285 abhh27j295 abhh27j305 abhh27j315 abhh27j325.
Products named: Ward P22575B15; General P22575B15.
Report filed by GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO..
80T011000Received 28 Jul 1980. 5,120,000 units.
Tires / Tread/Belt
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Tires may be subject to failure during vehicle operation.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Tires will be replaced, mounted and balanced within 60 days of recall notification. Tires purchased prior to june 1, 1977 may be returned for a half-price refund, within the 60 day limit.
Products named: Firestone GR7815; Firestone FR7814; Firestone HR7815; Firestone NR7815; Firestone 19570R13; Firestone DR7814; Union 76 HR7814; Firestone CR7814; Firestone ER7814; National HR7814; Firestone FR7815; Firestone BR7813, and 14 more.
Report filed by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Jul 1980.
79T014000Received 26 Apr 1979. 1,500 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 109, "new pneumatic tires". The non-conformity exists because these tires may develop flex breaks or separations in the sidewall area.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will replace recalled tires without charge within 60 days of recall notification.
Products named: Ward H7815.
Report filed by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 5 May 1979.
79T020000Received 24 Apr 1979. 946 units.
Tires
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, "new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars". These tires are subject to flex breaks or separations in the sidewall area.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will replace recalled tires at no cost to the owner within 60 days of recall notification.
Products named: Ward H7814; Ward 950165; Ward 800165; Ward H7815.
Report filed by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Apr 1979.
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.
78T014000Received 6 Jul 1978. 138 units.
Tires / Bead
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The involved tires may have irregular body ply cord spacing. Continued use of tires in this condition could lead to rapid loss of air.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The dealer will install replacement tires that will be mounted and balanced free of charge within 60 days of notification.
Products named: Ward BR7815.
Report filed by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER.
76T008000Received 5 Apr 1976. 800 units.
Tires / Tread/Belt
Products named: Ward A7813; Ward E7814.
Report filed by FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER.
75T036000Received 27 Aug 1975. 290 units.
Tires
Products named: Ward 110020.
Report filed by MONTGOMERY.
75T008000Received 21 Jan 1975. 1,000 units.
Tires
Products named: Ward 5708.
Report filed by MONTGOMERY.

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

Ward tire campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1975, with 2 campaigns.

Ward: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Tires		7
Tread/Belt		2
Bead		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

ER78142
H78152
1100201
57081
8001651
9501651
A78131
BR78131
BR78151
DR78141
E78141
FR78141
GR78141
GR78151
H78141
HR78141
HR78151
JR78151
LR78141
LR78151
P21575B141
P22575B151

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. Ward: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/ward/. 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; GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.; MONTGOMERY.

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 Ward products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 22 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: ER7814
How many units does a Ward tire campaign have?: The median Ward campaign has 1,000 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
Which component do the Ward campaigns name most often?: Tires, in 7 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.