{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "PEP BOYS recall 12T013 (156): Pep Boys Definity Dakota H/T",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12t013/",
  "summary": "Recall 12T013 (Pep Boys): TREAD SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. Pep Boys's own number: 156.",
  "excerpt": "Pep Boys Definity Dakota H/T, model year 9999. Filed by Pep Boys and reported to NHTSA on 26 June 2012. 537 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Pep boys is recalling certain definity dakota h/t tires, size p265/70r17, equipped with dot code utt6pa70112. contaminated rubber may have been used in the tread compound which could result in tread separation. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Pep Boys's own number for this recall: 156. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12T013 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “TREAD SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.” 12T013 PEP BOYS Tires:Tread/Belt 26 June 2012 9999-9999 PEP BOYS DEFINITY DAKOTA H/T TREAD SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. PEP BOYS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. FREE MOUNTING AND BALANCING WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED, AS APPLICABLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONT",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:13:25+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:31:11+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"PEP BOYS recall 12T013 (156): Pep Boys Definity Dakota H/T\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12t013/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}