Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | ||||||||||||||||
| 01X001000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | X | 13000000 | 06/04/2001 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/22/2001 | 05/22/2001 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | This is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act. however, it is deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. equipment description: ford is replacing all firestone wilderness at 15, 16, and 17 inch tires mounted on ford trucks and suvs. ford reports tread separation can occur due to a combination of the sensitivity of the tire design to stress, aging, and manufacturing differences between plants. ford is replacing these tires to prevent possible premature tire failure. vehicle description: the vehicles listed below may have been originally equipped with firestone wilderness at tires or may have had wilderness at tires installed during the firestone recall launched in august 2000. certain 1991 throught 2002 ford explorer certain 2001 throught 2002 explorer sport, and sport trac certain 1997 through 2002 mercury mountaineer certain 1991 through 2001 ranger certain 1999 through 2001 expedition certain 1991 through 1994, and 1997 model year f-series certain 1991 through 1994 bronco note: both original equipment and replacement tires are affected. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Should the tread separate at highway speeds, a vehicle crash could occur, possibly resulting in personal injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The replacement/reimbursement program for this campaign expired on march 31, 2002. however, customers can contact ford at 1-877-917-3673 or go on-line to www.ford.com for possible assistance. | |||||||||||||||
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Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 01B77 | 10/01/2001 | 628153 | Owner notification program supplement 7 revised information - regarding replacement of wilderness at tires. *tt | 03/05/2002 | |
| 14205 | 01/01/2000 | 620382 | Some vehicles equipped with firestone p235 / 75r15 wilderness ht tires may exhibit a vibration at speeds above 45 mph, due to tires slipping on the wheels and changing index position. *tt | 08/07/2001 | |
| 14205 | 06/01/2000 | 613900 | Some vehicles equipped with firestone p235 / 75r15 wilderness ht tires may exhibit a vibration at speeds above 45 mph. *tt | 09/21/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 02/02/2002 | 4 | ||
| When going 50 to 55 mph when put foot on brake steering wheel and tires vibrated. - i have had back to dealer 4 times last time they said it was tires so had to pay to replace tires something is very wrong because it is still happening my truck only has 38000 miles on it something has to be done about this problem i now know it is not a problem with the tires but there is a defect somewhere in the vehicle itself. *ak | |||
| 11/18/2003 | 1 | ||
| Tire recall firestone wilderness. *ak | |||
| 10/07/2003 | 1 | ||
| I have the good year wrangler tires, and i just want to state these are by far the worst tires that i have ever driven on. i felt like i | |||
| 09/18/2002 | 14000 | 1 | 04/17/2001 |
| After 15,000 miles and more than 50% tread remaining, there is zero wet traction on these tires. it seems that the traction grade on this tire is either wrong, or there needs to be a change in the system to evaluate and publish how the tires will grade after some wear and not brand new. *la | |||
| 05/15/2003 | 30000 | 1 | |
| When the firestone wilderness at tires were recalled and ford sponsored their voluntary recall program, we tried to have our tires replaced. at the time, there was a tremendous backlog and we were told to wait; that the problem wouldn't affect us until the tires were 3 or more years old. after waiting for 2 years, we tried again to get the tires replaced, but were informed that ford would not help us in any way whatsoever--we had missed their deadline (which was never mentioned in the original materials and which is not mentioned in any web-site or nhtsa announcement we could find). during a recent trip from atlanta to florida, we were flagged to pull over by another motorist who noticed that our left-rear tire was smoking. we were able to pull off in time to replace it with the spare without rolling the vehicle or otherwise ending up dead. now we are trying to find out how to get the remaining tires replaced. please help. *nlm | |||
| 04/19/2002 | 01/28/2002 | ||
| I am having a tire cupping problem with my 2001 ford explorer sport trac. i have had the tires aligned and rotated and the problem still exists. the dealer wants me to spend approximatey $500 for a new set of tires. i am curious if other ford sport trac owners have notified you of a similar problem. is there anything you can do to help me with this situation? thank you for your time. | |||
| 11/12/2000 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| Severe tread separation (dot number: 8xcu tiresize: p255/70r16) | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 39400 | 1 | 09/29/2001 |
| Dt: splitting of the sidewall about an inch up from the bead. tires have not had a blow out. caller was looking at vehicle and found that all 4 tires had this problem. dealer and manufacturer have not been contacted yet.*ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 09/08/2006 | 102000 | 1 | 09/01/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 mph on the highway, the right rear tire blew out without warning. there were no obvious road hazards or debris. upon initial inspection, it was found that the tire had completely separated along the tread and sidewall area. there was a nhtsa recall, # 01t016000, regarding the tires. the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the vin. the dealer and manufacturer were alerted. the tire was a firestone wilderness a/t p235/75r15. | |||
| 12/02/2004 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle experienced multiply problems. consumer noticed that while driving vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. all tires had stress marks located in the inner side of the tires. goodyear, wrangler rts p255/70r16. also, coolant was leaking from underneath the vehicle . consumer drove vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic could not duplicate the leak. but tires were replaced due to the stress marks. *ak | |||
| 11/01/2003 | 25 | 1 | 10/01/2001 |
| While driving at speeds between 50-60 mph vehicle vibrated. the dealer determined that the vibration was caused but tire tread separation. *ak *nm | |||
| 1 | 10/10/2000 | ||
| While turning at low speeds the front firestone tires set up a vibration that passes to the steering wheel, the steering rods and joints seem to move and make noise, the dealer stated the problem was with the tread, however the consumer believes the tires are too heavy for the steering set or the steering linkage is too light for the tires. nlm | |||