COOPER TIRE RECALL!!!!

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:56 pm

Cooper recalling 288,000 tires in 3 separate actions

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is voluntarily recalling about 288,000 replacement tires in three separate actions because of problems found in passenger and light truck tires.

On the passenger side, Cooper is recalling 101,582 passenger tires under the lines Dean Alpha 365 A/S, Mastercraft A/S IV, Starfire Flite-Line IV and Trendsetter SE as well as 3,164 Cooper Zeon 2XS (sizes 235/35R19XL and
245/40R20) and Mastercraft Avenger ZHP high-performance tires (size 235/35R19XL).

The Dean, Mastercraft, Starfire and Trendsetter tires were made in China by Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd. between Nov. 21, 2004 and July 30, 2005, under an off-take manufacturing agreement. In documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Cooper said the tires may contain an "unauthorized material" in the upper sidewall that could create small voids, which could result in air leaks.

The high-performance tires were built in Findlay between April 25, 2004 and Feb. 12, 2005, a spokeswoman said. The tires may develop a scattered compression cracking in the innerliner stock, Cooper said. If this happens, a tire can have a reduction in its ability to retain proper air pressure.

The Findlay-based tire maker also is recalling 183,602 light truck tires under the lines Cooper Discoverer S/T, Dean Mud Terrain Radial SXT, Durango Radial XTR, Mastercraft Courser C/T, Richard Cepek Radial F-C II, Mesa C/T (sold by TBC Corp.) and Tempra Trailcutter Radial RT Pro (sold by Treadways
Corp.) in size LT285/75R16 and Comp Xtreme A/T (sold by Transamerican Auto
Parts) in size 38.50X4.50R20LT.

These tires were made at Cooper's Albany, Ga., plant between Feb. 1, 2004 and Jan. 21, 2006.

In the NHTSA documents, Cooper said the tires may not have adequate rubber coverage of the belt edge due to low tread gauge in the shoulder slot area. The condition eventually may cause cracking at the base of the shoulder slots, resulting in exposed belt wire and ultimately a possible separation.

For all three recalls, Cooper said it will notify owners and replace the tires free of charge. Vehicle owners are warned to avoid driving the tires at highway speeds until the tires have been inspected and replaced. For more information, call (800) 854-6288.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:10 pm

Should be a sticky for a few weeks

Skyjump136 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:50 pm **Posts:** 1633

You got it.

speleorelic · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:43 am

I'm running Cooper Discoverer S/T 265/70R16.

I purchased them 3/12/05.

I was informed by Cooper that there is no problem with these specific tires.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:19 pm

I didn't write this, I just copy and pasted on here from the article. The tires might be from specific batches and maybe yours didn't come from the bad batches.

Edwin · **Posted:** Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:58 am

Looks like if you want quality, buy U.S.A. made.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:06 am

Why do you say that? Not all of those tires were made in China. The high Performance tires AND those Cooper Discoverer ST's were made in the USA and getting recalled. That makes the majority of the recall for tires MADE IN THE USA.

Joe Jeep Owner · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:54 am

I dont see them listed but does anyone know if the new Discoverer ATR's are included in this recall? I didnt know if the ST's meant that all the Discoverer lines were included.

Thanks

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:50 pm

Dunno. I copy and pasted the article directly on here. You should call a tire shop that sells Coopers and see what they say.

Joe Jeep Owner · **Posted:** Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:17 am

Just an update for those of you running ATR's, they are not included in the recall and they dont anticipate any problems with them.

Skipperb · **Posted:** Wed May 17, 2006 1:07 pm

I have the Cooper ATR in 265/75/16 and was told they were OK

TDI4BY · **Joined:** Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:56 pm **Posts:** 644

Richard Cepek, thats funny

Matt400 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:09 am

Tokyojoe wrote:

@$#% Cepek Radial F-C II

Hrmm.. I have those on my Pick-Up, would be nice if they got replaced with something else, I hate em. Where was this article posted online?

LiLredLibby · **Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:37 pm

Tokyojoe I work at an auto repair/tire service shop here in ohio and our mainline tire is Cooper.I havent heard of any recalls in our area yet but we are usually the last to know.Thanks for the heads up thou.Thats just one small advantage of working at my shop,Ican spend the entire weekend just fitting tires to make sure I can get the size just right.I can honestly say that the cooper line is a great tire but I chose Gen. Grabber AT2 for my libby.My 97 dakota has cobras on it and i wouldnt trade em for anything!My second choice for the libby would be the ATRs.

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