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PSA: Tire recall for Cooper (and off brands such as Big O Bigfoot, Discount Tire Discoverer, Mastercraft Courser, Pep Boys Adventure, and others) R18 and R20s. FREE REPLACEMENTS

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Last Edited by JellyBellyMD March 4, 2021 at 02:50 PM
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NHTSA Campaign Number 21T002000
Manufacturer Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
Components TIRES
Potential Number of Units Affected 430298
Summary
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (Cooper Tire) is recalling certain Discoverer, Evolution, Courser,
Deegan, Adventurer, Hercules, Back Country, Multi-Mile Wild Country and Big O brand tires. The tires may develop a bulge or separation in the sidewall.
Remedy
Cooper Tire will notify owners, and dealers will replace affected tires, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 25, 2021. Owners may contact Cooper Tire customer service at 1-800-854-6288. Cooper Tire's number for this recall is 178.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffc Safety Administration Vehicle Safety
Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Affected Products (22)
Tire:
BIG O AT/T BIG FOOT
BIG O BIGFOOT A/S
COOPER DISCOVERER A/T3
COOPER DISCOVERER AT3 4S
COOPER DISCOVERER RTX
COOPER EVOLUTION H/T
DISCOUNT TIRE DISCOVERER ATP
HERCULES TERRA TRAC A/T II
LES SCHWAB BACK COUNTRY QS3 TOURING HT
LES SCHWAB BACK COUNTRY QS4 ALL TERRAIN
MASTERCRAFT COURSER AXT
MASTERCRAFT COURSER AXT2
MASTERCRAFT COURSER HSX TOUR
MICKEY THOMPSON DEEGAN 38 ALL-TERRAIN
PEP BOYS ADVENTURER A/T
PEP BOYS ADVENTURER H/T
TBC MULTI-MILE WILD COUNTRY
XTX SPORT 4S

https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=21T002

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Last Edited by Dh3256 March 4, 2021 at 02:09 PM
This recall is only for R18 and R20 tires, very large tires most cars and pickups will not have. If you drive a Hummer you might be affected....

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03-04-2021 at 01:41 PM.
03-04-2021 at 01:41 PM.
Great PSA and an opportunity to share SD with non-members
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Dh3256
03-04-2021 at 02:07 PM.
03-04-2021 at 02:07 PM.
You left out the very important information that the recall is only for R18 and R20 tires. These are huge tires most people will not have, R14, R15, and R16 are the common car and truck sizes and are not affected.
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JellyBellyMD
03-04-2021 at 02:51 PM.
03-04-2021 at 02:51 PM.
Quote from Dh3256 :
You left out the very important information that the recall is only for R18 and R20 tires. These are huge tires most people will not have, R14, R15, and R16 are the common car and truck sizes and are not affected.
Added sizes to title. Couldn't find a size listed. Thanks.
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pantsondaground
03-04-2021 at 04:12 PM.
03-04-2021 at 04:12 PM.
Quote from Dh3256 :
You left out the very important information that the recall is only for R18 and R20 tires. These are huge tires most people will not have, R14, R15, and R16 are the common car and truck sizes and are not affected.

Had a cooper tire 15" exploding on the highway ...sidewall bulge out of nowhere
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Dh3256
03-05-2021 at 03:19 AM.
03-05-2021 at 03:19 AM.
Quote from JellyBellyMD :
Added sizes to title. Couldn't find a size listed. Thanks.
It's listed in the recall link you posted. All the listed tires are size R18 or R20
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03-05-2021 at 03:20 AM.
03-05-2021 at 03:20 AM.
Quote from pantsondaground :
Had a cooper tire 15" exploding on the highway ...sidewall bulge out of nowhere
Could be a lot of reasons for that, but the R15's have not been recalled.

You could file a notice at NHTSA - if there are enough complaints, they can add those to the recall.
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