Recall Register

Western Auto: tire recalls

NHTSA lists 3 tire recall campaigns for Western Auto. NHTSA received the reports from 1985 to 1991. The campaigns have 7,614 units in total. The newest campaign is 91T010000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Aug 1991.

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. 7,614 units in total.

  1. 91T010000Received . 1,157 units.

    Tires

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Tires cured with press medallion b02 may not have received the standard cure cycle due to a malfunctioning timer, receiving a shortened cure cycle during manufacturing period.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Tires might develop tread separation and fail, resultingin loss of steering control and vehicle crash potential occurrence.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Tires are to be returned and inspected by holography to identify suspected undercured tires.

    Products named: Western Auto P17570R13.

    Report filed by COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO..

  2. 88T006000Received . 957 units.

    Tires / Tread/Belt

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Separation in the shoulder area due to lost adhesion between tread and belts caused by trapped air.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Tires may develop a separation in the shoulder area as aresult of lost adhesion between tread and belts due to trapped air in theshoulder area.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace tires within 60 days from date of notification at no cost to consumer.

    Products named: Western Auto P20575R15; Atlas P20575R15; Cooper P23575R15XL; Cooper P20575R15; Laramie P20575R15; Hercules P23575R15XL; Dean P20575R15.

    Report filed by COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO..

  3. 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.

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

Western Auto tire campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1985, with 1 campaign.
Western Auto: campaigns for each component
ComponentCampaigns
Tread/Belt2
Tires1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • F78141
  • P17570R131
  • P20575R151

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Western Auto: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/western-auto/. 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
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.; 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 Western Auto products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 3 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: F7814
How many units does a Western Auto tire campaign have?
The median Western Auto campaign has 1,157 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
Which component do the Western Auto campaigns name most often?
Tread/Belt, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.