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 | |||||
| 9852 | 04/13/1998 | 601290 | Information on tire company telephone numbers for customer assistance. *yc | 07/17/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 1 | |||
| Right front tire blewout while driving, the plies separated and the tire immediately disintegrated causing loss of control, noy only due to the tire but because the automatic fuel pump shut off switch was activated because of the vibration from the blown tire (michelin xch-4 lt 225/75r16). nlm | |||
| 09/27/2000 | 4 | 06/01/1993 | |
| On 9/27/2000, i had the annual vehicle inspection in accordance with virginia state law. at that time, the inspector brought to my attention that 4 of the six tires had cracking in the area where tread separation would normally occur. i use this vehicle normally to pull my fifth wheel recreation vehicle. obviously, the tire cracking gave me much concern. today, 10/10/200, i had all firestone tires replaced. further inspection indicated that all tires show some indication of cracking. (dot number: vnop1wv053 tiresize: lt21585r16) | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 1 | 10/21/1995 | |
| Firestone steeltex radial at tire (p235/85r16) experienced sidewall separation. *slc | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 08/26/2006 | 86000 | 1 | 06/10/2000 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 mph on the interstate in normal road conditions, the left inner dually tire tread separated without warning. the contact managed to pull over without incident. upon initial inspection, the carcass of the tire remained inflated, yet the tread was completely separated. there was damage to the fuel lines from the initial tire tread separation. there were no obvious road hazard or debris. the manufacturer was not alerted. the tire was a bridgestone lt 215/85/r16, load range e. updated 03/30/07. *jb | |||
| 07/15/2005 | 116374 | 1 | 10/15/1998 |
| Tire tread separation on low mileage tire. tire model wild country apt lt235/85r-16. mileage verified at 21,152mi. vehical damage due to tire tread impacting auto and brake lines. no injuries. tire was a rear tire, so we had to replace both tires. | |||
| 11/09/1998 | 2 | ||
| Driver's side tire tread separated. *ak both steel tex r4s tires had tread separated while traveling. *yh | |||
| 01/01/1995 | 2 | 05/05/1993 | |
| Pe00020, original equipment on 1993 ford f350, tire size lt23585r16. front passenger's tire and the rear driver's tire tread came apart which caused tire to explode, almost resulting in a crash. *ak two tires seperated and exploded. seperate incidents approximately 6-12 months apart. *yh | |||
| 07/18/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1994 | |
| Tread became completely removed from the tire without loosing any air. the tire remained inflated but without the tread.*ak( dot number: tire size: lt24575r16 ) | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 2 | 10/01/1992 | |
| While driving about 60 mph left rear tire tread separated, but, consumer kept control of vehicle. firestone at tires. *ak on second occasion right rear tire tread separated while driving at 55 mph. *yh | |||