Only one size—215/65R16 98T SL—of the all-season tires are being recalled, and no deaths or accidents have been reported to the NHTSA or the Yokohama company.

But then I got an email from Yokohama. The company had a new UTV tire— the Geolander M/T G003 SXS —they were fired up about, the brand's first in the category, and wanted to see if I'd be game ...