Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and three of its private brand customers have issued recalls of Cooper-produced radials designed for fitment on SUVs and pickup trucks.
According to NHTSA, the approximately 10,000 tires involved produced at Cooper’s plant in Texarkana, Ark. may suffer from “contaminated rubber” that could cause a tread separation.
The recalled tires include Cooper Discoverer and Mastercraft Courser tires, as well as tires sold by Del-Nat, Pep Boys and TBC.
The affected tires are:
Cooper Discoverer H/T in sizes P265/70R17 and LT235/85R16
Cooper Discoverer LSX in size 265/70R17
Mastercraft Courser HTR in size LT235/85R16
Del-Nat Delta A/S Sierradial in size 265/70R17
Del-Nat National A/S Commando in size 265/70R17
Pep Boys Definity Dakota H/T in size P265/70R17
TBC Sigma Stampede Radial SUV in size P265/70R17
The tires were produced during the weeks of Dec. 11-17, 2011, and Jan. 1-7, 2012.