Transportation Department Docket NHTSA-2021-0065 Notice

2025-24206: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Formerly Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Denial of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

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Summary

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear), which acquired Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (Cooper Tire), has determined that certain Cooper Discoverer SRX replacement passenger car tires do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. Cooper Tire filed a noncompliance report dated August 19, 2021, and amended it on August 24, 2021. Additionally, Goodyear petitioned NHTSA on August 20, 2021 for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This notice announces and explains the denial of Goodyear's petition.

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