Who makes Hercules tires?
CONFIRMED Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and Goodyear
recalling firm (NHTSA filer) · as of Sep 18, 2024
Brand owner / store: American Tire Distributors
Two different companies filed Hercules recalls: Cooper filed the 2019 and 2021 Hercules recalls, Goodyear filed the 2024 one. American Tire Distributors' 2015 annual report calls Hercules its "proprietary" brand.
The records (5)
Record Facts NHTSA · 24T010
- Source
- NHTSA tire recall (Part 573 report)
- Date
- Sep 18, 2024
- Filed by
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Models named
- TERRA TRAC AT X-VENTURE
- Units
- 332 (whole recall, all brands on it; NHTSA, Sep 18, 2024)
- Defect
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) is recalling certain Hercules Terra Trac AT X-Venture tires, size LT265/75R16. The tires contain a tire identification number (TIN) that is missing the 4-digit week and year code mark. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 574, "Tire Identification & Recordkeeping."
Record Facts NHTSA · 21T015
- Source
- NHTSA tire recall (Part 573 report)
- Date
- Aug 27, 2021
- Filed by
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
- Models named
- ROADTOUR 455 SPORT
- Units
- 370 (whole recall, all brands on it; NHTSA, Aug 27, 2021)
- Defect
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (Cooper Tire) is recalling certain Hercules Roadtour 455 Sport 225/50R17 tires with DOT code 0721. Due to a manufacturing issue, the tire may experience a belt separation.
Record Facts NHTSA · 21T002
- Source
- NHTSA tire recall (Part 573 report)
- Date
- Feb 19, 2021
- Filed by
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
- Models named
- TERRA TRAC A/T II
- Units
- 430,298 (whole recall, all brands on it; NHTSA, Feb 19, 2021)
- Brands on record
- Big O, Cooper, Discount Tire, Hercules, Les Schwab, Mastercraft, Mickey Thompson, Pep Boys, Tbc
- Defect
- 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.
Record Facts NHTSA · 19T024
- Source
- NHTSA tire recall (Part 573 report)
- Date
- Dec 18, 2019
- Filed by
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
- Models named
- ROADTOUR 455 SPORT
- Units
- 2,095 (whole recall, all brands on it; NHTSA, Dec 18, 2019)
- Brands on record
- Cooper, Hercules, Mastercraft, Starfire
- Defect
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (Cooper Tire) is recalling certain Cooper Evolution Tour, Mastercraft SRT Touring, Hercules Roadtour 455 Sport, Starfire Solarus AS and Mastercraft Stratus AS tires, all in size 225/50R17 and with DOT date code 3019. The subject tires were manufactured with an improper sidewall component.
Record Facts SEC · 10-K, filed 2015-03-18
- Source
- American Tire Distributors annual report
- Date
- Mar 18, 2015
- Published by
- American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc.
Date checked: 2026-10-31. A record shows who made or recalled the product at that time. It does not prove who makes it today, and we never say a store-brand item is “the same” as a name brand unless a record says so.
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