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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 00T005000 | BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. | T (Tire) | 14400000 | 08/26/2000 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/21/2000 | 08/10/2000 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Tire description: firestone wilderness at, size p235/75r15, produced at the decatur, illinois tire plant and all firestone radial atx and radial atx ii tires, size p235/75r15. operation of these tires at low inflation pressures, high speed, and in hot weather, can contribute to separation of the tire tread. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the tread separates from the tire, the driver can lose control of the vehicle, possibly resulting in a crash causing injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The replacement/reimbursement program for this campaign expired on august 29, 2001. however, customers should contact firestone customer service at 1-800-465-1904 for possible assistance. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| TIRES | |||||
| 01B77 | 10/01/2001 | 628153 | Owner notification program supplement 7 revised information - regarding replacement of wilderness at tires. *tt | 03/05/2002 | |
| 995157 | 05/01/1999 | 606945 | Information on maintaining tire pressure. *tt | 09/08/1999 | |
| 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 | |||
| While driving vehicle 70mph, felt the front starting to vibrate. had pulled over and checked tires. the right front tire had a large bubble. the tread was starting to separate. went to an independent tire dealer and the spare tire replaced the blown tire. not original tires. firestone fr 480 p215/70r14 ts | |||
| 10/12/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1991 | |
| We bought this tires in november at robertson tires in tulsa, ok. i was driving down the road and the tire just separated from the rim. i took pictures of the tire and went to see if they would fix it and they said that they would have to charge me $40 to replace that tire. they couldn't change all the tires because they didn't come with the truck. my mom had the same problem with wild country tires and firestone ended up replacing all 4. this is the second time in my life that i have seen a tire separate like that and was wondering if there was anything i can do to get all 4 replaced or do i have to go ahead and pay to get that one fixed and pray that the others don't seperate like that one? the tire is a firehawk ss20 rwl p215/70r14. i am scared to drive on these tires. i have 2 kids that ride around in the vehicle with me and what happens if anymore blow and is fatal? i have the receipt for the tires and pictures of it and need to know what to do. i will wait to do anything more until i hear from you. i will be calling the corporate office of robertson tire and firestone. any information that you can give me or help me with would be greatly appreciated. sincerely, tammy. *ak (dot number: hyhyf21529 tiresize: p215/70r14) | |||
| 2 | 08/01/1996 | ||
| Tire seperating from steel belt. still have one tire and i will ship it on request. firestone needs to broden tis recall. they have made bad tires that i know of for 20 years!( dot number: w2hyfr5 tire size: 215/70/r15 ) | |||
| 07/22/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1991 | |
| The tire failed as my wife approached the off ramp to our house off the freeway. the tire was quite destroyed and the one on the other side was also unsafe(although the tread looked good), both were replaced and i no longer have the good tire i do have the destroyed tire. i entered the tire size by the size of the replacments my garage installed, assuming they were the same size. *ak( dot number: destroyed tire size: p215 75r15 ) | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 08/27/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2097 | |
| Tires were purchase at costco wholesale. these tires seem to have a weaker sidewall than the others tires they sale. possibly a safety hazard. these tires were warranted to 80,000 miles. s.*ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 12/20/2002 | 1 | ||
| Traveling n on i-95 on 12/20/2002 at approx 4 p.m. right front tire tread separated, beat and damaged fender; however, tire maintained same pressure. 1 was assisted by officer k.r. meares of tobeson county sheriff's dept,tel 910-671-3100. dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis------770783. *ak *nlm | |||
| 06/18/2000 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| A complete tread separation. i typed additional information, but your page apparently won't let me paste in this space and i'm too lazy to type it all again. call me if you want to know more. *ak (dot number: w2hyink330 tiresize: p215/70r14) | |||
| 08/05/2000 | 1 | ||
| No psngrs, no injuries. ni advised tire which shredded was a firestone tire but not the kind which the company has recently recalled. (claim# 14-1301-939) *mw | |||
| 06/06/1997 | |||
| While driving about 75-80 mh driver noticed a tire defect. tire tread broke, causing driver to lose brakes, and vehicle flipped over twice. driver was carrying a child at the time of the incident.*ak | |||
| 01/01/1998 | |||
| Pe00 020; consumer was inspecting tires and noticed that front two tires' tread was beginning to peel. firestone,#fr480, p2215/r14 he has replaced the tires, there were no injuries.*ak | |||
| 07/12/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1990 | |
| Tread separation. *ak( dot number: tire size: 21570r14 ) | |||
| 08/02/2000 | |||
| Rear tire had major tread separation while drive at about thirty miles per hour. *ak( dot number: ) | |||
| 10/10/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| Tread separated. replaced with like tire. considered it an unusual failure, but something that happens on occassion, until learned of like failures. *ak( dot number: tire size: p235/75 15 ) | |||