Big O / Cooper / Discount Tire and more recall: Tires
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
A sidewall separation may cause the tire to rapidly deflate, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- 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
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21T002000
- Type
- Tires
- Filed by
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Feb 19, 2021
- Owners notified
- Mar 2, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 430,298
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Tires; Tires › Sidewall
- Maker's own recall number
- 178
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Cooper recall: Tires Aug 27, 2021
- Big O / Cooper / Les Schwab and more recall: Tires Jun 5, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.