Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 12835 | 06/01/1999 | 6092006 | Subject regarding tire balance hint. *tt | 11/17/2000 | |
| BC5195961001 | 10/01/1996 | 50472 | Firestone p235 tires may exhibit a high frequency vibration at 65-75 mph. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 19700 | 2 | ||
| While driving at 45/55 mph right front tire went out of round, and the left front tire started showing signs of fatigue. when this occurred front shocks failed, and the hydraulic fluid spilled onto the catalytic converter. this resulted in severe frontal vehicle damage. the manufacturer had been notified.*ak | |||
| 08/17/2000 | 3 | 06/01/2097 | |
| 3 tires all seperated at different times within a 3 month. both front tires and one rear tire. all 3 tires had the same dot number. the other 3 tires did not seperate and had a different dot number. i still have all of the tires. dt | |||
| 04/21/2002 | 1 | 05/01/2096 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 3 | 08/01/1998 | |
| Tires came apart& blewout.*ak (tiresize: 225/75r16r) | |||
| 0 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| Right rear dual tire an extremely loud flapping sound started and continued for about 30 seconds, then it bangged and stopped, the tread picked off and was missing | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 03/01/2000 | ||
| Tread pealed away from casing and then casing blew out. *ak (dot number: ld16 tiresize: lt 225/75) | |||
| 06/22/1998 | 5 | 10/01/1996 | |
| During the past 3 years we have had 5 tires fail on our 24 ft. motorhome while traveling at 60 mph on the open road. in all 5 cases the belts appeared to seprate from the tire and cause the tread to come off. three times the tires blew out while going 60 mph. i took the tires to firestone dealers in palm springs and lancaster, ca to be replaced, on each occasion i asked if this was a problem with these tires and was told it was not. in in april 2000 i replaced the 2 front tires with load rate e(all original tires had load d. i was told by the firestone dealer this would help the problem.) in palm springs after i had a blow out on the front. in august i replaced the other 5 tires with load rate e after having 2 blow outs in one day, both on the rear..*ak (dot number: vdil 1xb 4 tiresize: lt22575r16) | |||
| 05/30/1999 | 4 | 05/01/1996 | |
| No summary( dot number: tire size: lt225/75 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 07/09/2003 | 23000 | 1 | |
| Consumer states that while driving at 55 mph tread on the passenger side rear separated from the tire. several weeks later the same thing happened with the front passenger tire while driving at 65 mph. *ak | |||
| 07/05/2002 | 20200 | 4 | 07/01/1996 |
| Consumer's vehicle experienced 3 tread separations on firestone steel tex brand. dealer and manufacturer had been contacted. ts one other tire showed signs of tread separation which included the spare. all tires had to be replaced. *tt *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| The regional transit authority was experiencing tread separation of firestone tires (steeltex r4s 225-75r16) used on their buses. (e-350 super duty chassis 1996,1997 and 1999) *yh | |||
| 1 | |||
| Original manufacturing equipment on a ford, e350, 1996. 10,000 miles on tires. tire size lt24575r16. tread separated from sidewall of right passenger side tire. consumer replaced tire with same model tire that had developed splits in the sidewall. *ak *slc | |||
| 08/14/1998 | 2 | 01/15/1996 | |
| Consumer has a 1996, ford, 350 and left rear tire tread came off without warning. tire was still inflated. tread got caught and wiped out heater and a/c line. consumer was was traveling 60mph. dealer replaced tire with a spare. at this time vehicle had 21,000 miles. *ak right rear tire also experienced tread separation, firestone tires, p225/75r16. *slc | |||
| 10/25/2000 | 1 | 01/01/1997 | |
| While driving at 60 mph, the entire tread came of the right inside dual tire, firestone lt 22575r16, which put a hole in the bottom of the motorhome. | |||
| 11/20/2000 | 1 | 10/22/1999 | |
| Firestone steeltex r4s tire (p225/75r16) experienced tread separation, causing damage to the holding tank. *slc | |||
| 07/28/2000 | 1 | ||
| Right front firestone steeltex r4s tire p225/75r16 exprienced tread separation, vehicle sustained damage. *slc | |||
| TIRES - VALVE | |||
| 07/08/2003 | 52000 | 1 | |
| Consumer states that valve stems recommended for vehicle is not effective after 8000 miles. on several occasions tires would become flat for no apparent reason. vehicle was taken to a repair shop, who informed consumer of the valve problem.*ak | |||