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. | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||
| 11/11/2003 | 106291 | 05/17/2003 | |
| While driving at 70mph, my rear tire came apart and totalled the bed of my truck and broke the brake line and nearly caused a rollover. this was the fourth of the set of tires to come apart or develop a bubble. | |||
| 07/04/2001 | 1 | ||
| While making a right turn right tire fell off. consumer was unable to travel. dealer has been contacted. *ak consumer states that while making a right turn, front right tire rolled off and caused the vehicle to hit pole and damaged some part of the vehicle, there was one injury. *yh | |||
| 04/04/2001 | 1 | 07/01/1993 | |
| Driving north on i-35. tire exploded without warning. other numbers on tire: 22625 uprw-156e 0114 (pjhy pkkr 488). *ak (dot number: pjhy pkkr tiresize: 21570r14) | |||
| 07/26/1999 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| We had just departed home and had been on interstate 5 in seattle for a couple of miles when another driver pointed out that we had a problem. we pulled off the freeway shortly and saw that the rear driver's side tire was in bad shape. apparently, the forward bias of weight made this unnoticeable to us. we had not sensed any impact with a road hazard but had to assume such had occurred. by the time we had stopped the tire was completely unrepairable, but i could not say if it was due to tread separation. the tire was subsequently taken (7/30/99) to a local firestone dealer where a new atx tire was installed. in light of the recent recall this incident took on more significance in our minds and i have taken the precaution of purchasing new tires (non-firestone) for the truck whether or not there is any recall of the size atx tires i had removed. i thought it a good idea to send you this information to add to the research.( dot number: tire size: 21575r15 ) | |||
| 11 | 11/01/1992 | ||
| I had 9 flats and 2 sidewall failure within 3,000 miles, i when to the ford dealer and was told i needed to go to firestone dealer, i wanted to get the tires adjusted, because the tires was to prong to punchure (to soft). i got no help from either dealer. i talked to a firestone rep. what a total waste of time. i purchased 4 new cooper tires( dot number: tire size: p215/75r15 ) | |||
| 06/28/1998 | 1 | 05/01/1994 | |
| My wife was driving up mt. lemmon, near tucson, az. the vehicle was not overloaded. she pulled over when she heard a loud noise that was apparently due to the separated tread section (about 1/3 of the entire tread) hitting the inside of the fender well. the tire pressure was checked regularly, including the morning of the failure. the failed tire was purchased on 08/23/96, failed on 06/28/98, had approx. 35,000 miles on it, and was in otherwise perfect condition. i don't have the exact dot# for the failed tire, but i can tell by my receipt that it is on of the following: hyhyr3b485, 276, 246, or 226. the failed tire was replaced at a pro-rated cost based upon tread depth by the place of purchase; the base exchange service station at davis-monthan afb, tucson, az. they were puzzled by the disintegration of a relatively new tire. i was too...( dot number: hyhyr3bxxx tire size: p215/70r14 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 08/20/2007 | 142415 | 4 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford ranger. the vehicle has futura gls super sport, size p225/60r15 tires. the front driver side tire had tread separation. the tire was also bubbling, splitting, and had cracks on the side. the contact stated that the tires bounced and squeaked more while driving greater than 40 mph. the other three tires on the vehicle were experiencing the same failure, but the front driver side tire was the worst. the purchase date was unknown. the tire failure mileage was 15,000. the vehicle current mileage was 145,415 and failure mileage was 142,415. | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicles firestone tire had trade separated and the consumer wants reimbursement for replacing them, tires were not covered by ford's replacement program or any firestone recall. ( tire size p195/70r14) *yh | |||
| 01/15/2002 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| Tire tread separated.*ak (tiresize: p215/75r15) | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicles firestone tire had trade separated and the consumer wants reimbursement for replacing them, tires were not covered by ford's replacement program or any firestone recall. ( tire size p195/70r14) *yh | |||
| 11/01/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was inspecting tires and noticed that driver's side rear tire tread had began to separate on inner sidewall of tires. dunlap tire, there were no injuries. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1996 | |||
| Pe00 020; consumer was traveling about 76mph on highway and heard a loud noise, vehicle swerved and flipped on the highway. driver's side front tire tread separated from the rim. firestone, p21575r15. firestone, was notified, and there were injuries.*ak | |||
| 3 | |||
| Three of four tires have failed, tread separation caused a thumping noise and caused the vehicle to shake while driving (firestone fr480 215/70r14). nlm | |||
| 08/17/2000 | 1 | ||
| Firestone tire p235/70r15; have there been any type of recalls of this tire. insd states tread did separate. (claim# 36-a135-436) *mw | |||
| 05/20/2000 | 1 | ||
| I was driving from sacramento, ca to fresno, ca. outside of merced, the top layer of my tire peeled off, causing my vehicle to go out of control. the tire flap slapped into the back rear panel of my truck, and damaged the back panel, tail lights, and tailpipe. i believe that accident would have been much worse had i not just been returning from a advanced driving school for law enforcement officers. we filed an insurance claim and tried to get the insurance company to subrogate the claim to firestone, but firestone said that their tire was not defective. we had a mechanic look at the truck just two days prior to the accident. he told me that he thought the tire might be defective and that i might want to get it looked at. unfortunately, i didn't have time to check it out before the accident.( dot number: tire size: fr480 ) | |||
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| Pe-00020, firestone firehawk atx tire size 27x8-50r14. while driving 50 mph on highway, tread on a 1992 ford ranger separated on the right rear tire. also, states tire remained inflated. *ak *slc | |||