Campaign 21T-002

Tires may develop a bulge or separation in the sidewall

Defect 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.

Consequence

A sidewall separation may cause the tire to rapidly deflate, increasing the risk of a crash.

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 Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 21T002000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

17 product lines are covered

Vehicles covered by campaign 21T-002
Make	Model	Model years
BIG O	AT/T BIG Foot	Year not stated
BIG O	Bigfoot A/S	Year not stated
Cooper	Discoverer A/T3	Year not stated
Cooper	Discoverer AT3 4S	Year not stated
Cooper	Discoverer RTX	Year not stated
Cooper	Evolution H/T	Year not stated
Discount Tire	Discoverer ATP	Year not stated
Hercules	Terra Trac A/T II	Year not stated
LES Schwab	Back Country QS3 Touring HT	Year not stated
LES Schwab	Back Country QS4 ALL Terrain	Year not stated
Mastercraft	Courser AXT	Year not stated
Mastercraft	Courser AXT2	Year not stated
Mastercraft	Courser HSX Tour	Year not stated
Mickey Thompson	Deegan 38 All-Terrain	Year not stated
PEP Boys	Adventurer A/T	Year not stated
PEP Boys	Adventurer H/T	Year not stated
TBC	Multi-Mile Wild Country XTX Sport 4S	Year not stated

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.