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 | |
| BC0316970201 | 01/02/1997 | 51115 | Tire wear- cannot adjust camber to specs. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC0316972301 | 01/23/1997 | 51425 | Tire wear- cannot adjust camber to specs. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 08/18/2004 | 144982 | 1 | |
| Goodyear tires wore out prematurely, causing vibration in the vehicle when driving. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. goodyear p225/70r14. *ak | |||
| 01/21/2003 | 1 | ||
| Poor traction on snow covered roads caused the front end of the vehicle to slide from left to right when the brakes were applied. *ph *jb | |||
| 10/08/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving at normal speed and with no warning right front tire tread separated, causing the tire to blowout. it damaged the right fender. firestone, size# p225/r15, dot#w2001po. *ak | |||
| 02/01/2000 | 8 | 01/01/2000 | |
| New when purchased, have had to balance each tire twice in 1 year and they are still real bad and i fear they will fail. i was given no warranty when i purchased the truck used.. but the tires were new at the time. *ak (dot number: p225/70r14 tiresize: 760kg) | |||
| 01/16/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1997 | |
| On 01/16/98 my 1995 ford ranger had a blowout and tread seperation at about 55 mph ,no accident resulted. the tread seperated about 6 to 10 inches and the tire cord blew out a slitt about 3 to 4 inches in length. i still have the original ford ranger truck ,the original firestone tires and the supporting paperwok from the firestone shop that sold me a new firstone tire. i reported this to ford but got a form e mail reply saying thanks for the memories but not interested in the catistropic failure?and i am a ford stock holder! call me for more info as i am also an aeronautical maintenance technition and know about tire failure modes.*ak (tiresize: p23560r15)( dot number: tire size: p23560r15 ) | |||
| 04/09/1997 | 1 | 10/01/1995 | |
| Tread separation blowout. occurred after turning back on highway after doing about 50 miles off road. almost immediately upon getting to freeway speed (75mph) tire failed. i felt with the recent info on p235 wilderness tire failures, i should report that same thing happened with the p265 wilderness provided as standard equipment on my ford ranger. (tiresize: p265/75r15)( dot number: tire size: p265/75r15 ) | |||
| 09/20/2000 | 3 | 04/01/2000 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak (dot number: pjfc tiresize: p225/70r14) | |||
| 2 | 03/01/1995 | ||
| Two tires with quarter size blister on each with steel protruding from each. there is approximately a 1/4 of tread. these blisters are not worn portions of the tires. they are protruding from otherwise aparently tires in good condition. each blister is symetrically located to one and other on each tire. only response from firestone was a canned response about their p235 recall. *ak( dot number: w29v ata tire size: p265/75r15 ) | |||
| 07/28/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1995 | |
| Tires were blowouts. jack was too small for the size of tires that came with the vehicle and could not withstand the weight and would not raise the truck high enough to change the tire. *ak( dot number: tire size: p26575r16 ) | |||
| 03/31/2000 | 4 | 11/01/1999 | |
| Tires fell apart= i bought new tires, also firestorne, i need them replaced asap!!!( dot number: tire size: p235 ) | |||
| 09/01/1997 | |||
| I had a blow out june 2000. the blow out occurred on the driver's side front tire. the tire was a firestone wilderness ht, and for no apperent reason the tire just blow out. the tire had approximately 7000 miles on it. i bought the tire in nov. of 1999.( dot number: tire size: p225/70r14 ) | |||
| 4 | 03/01/1999 | ||
| All four tires are seriously cracked at the tread area. mechanic says that the vehical is fine that the steering problem is because of belt separation in the tires.( dot number: tire size: 265/75r15 ) | |||
| 01/03/1998 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| Had 4 new oem firestone tires put on when i bought the truck in may 97. in jan 98, ~3000 miles later, i drove 12 hrs from fla to chapel hill, nc with 2 @15 minute stops to gas up. took i-95 and ran 70-80mph the whole time. when i left the hwy for the last time, truck braking was very bad. all over the road. i did not lose control only becausd the off ramp was very long near my house and i took a l o n g time to stop. scary. tire was destroyed. looked like someone took a grinder to about 1/6th of the tire, along the outside edge. the steel belt had bits of metal sticking out of it, the tread near the hand sized hole had peeled off the inner tire (but was still attached on the inside 2 or so) . what a mess. did i run over a land mine? i put it down as a fluke, but thought i shoudl report it now. *ak( dot number: tire size: p235/r1570 ) | |||
| 08/09/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer had found cracks on the four set of firestone wilderness at tires, size p265/75r15. *ak firestone wilderness at p265/75/r15 *mw | |||
| 01/29/2000 | 09/01/1998 | ||
| When applying the brakes in the 4 wheel drive mode, the back brakes seem to grab quicker causing the brakes to lock on all 4 wheels. this causes the vehivcle to go in to a uncontrolled slide. this has happened numerous times on hills or even level ground in snowy conditions. when the vehicle is in 2 wheel drive, the brakes appear to act normal. but when in 4 wheel drive the brakes lock and pulse, there is no controlled deployment of the pads. the tires on the vehicle are the size that the manufacturer calls for, the only difference is that i use studded tires on the rear. as i stated there does not seem to be a problem in 2 wheel drive.( dot number: tire size: 205,70r-15 ) | |||
| TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
| 06/12/2000 | 1 | 04/13/1996 | |
| Spare tire is rubbng against the brake line, causing a hole, and resulting in loss of brakes.*ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 11/16/2003 | 40721 | 1 | 01/05/1996 |
| While driving, the rear driver's side tire separated without warning. as a result, the vehicle vibrated violently. *ak suddenly the consumer heard a loud noise and the tread had separated and was banging against the body and frame. the consumer pulled over and changed the tire , the accident caused some body damage. *cb *jb | |||
| 09/06/2001 | 1 | 01/01/1999 | |
| Replacement equipment on firestone, wilderness at tires, size 265/75r15 with fourtythousand miles on them tread separated. dealer has yet to be contacted. *ak consumer stated all 4 tires were replaced.*slc | |||
| 09/26/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer requesting reimbursement for the recall (00t-005) replacement charges. *mjs | |||
| 03/03/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer replaced firestone tires after a number of flat tires and uneven tread wear, consumer request reimbursement (oot-005), however denied due to time frame. (firestone p235/75r15 owl at tires). nlm | |||
| 07/20/2000 | 09/16/1995 | ||
| Consumer has 1995, ford,ranger pickup. all 4 tires had to be replaced because consumer was traveling about 60mph & tires felt like they were skating all over the road. consumer replaced them at a service station & found they were out of round. tire size p235/75r15 dot#unknown. they were the original tires with 47,000 miles.*ak *slc | |||
| 1 | |||
| Firestone: older claim re-opened insured alleges accident caused by tire failure. tire came off rim. (claim# 53-c110-288) *mw | |||
| 09/18/2000 | |||
| Received notice 00t005000/ manufacturer's recall 1704550 & contacted manufacturer. was informed tires prior to notice & exchanged between 1/1/00 & 8/31/00 would not be done. owner had tires exchanged prior to receiving notice & seeking reimbursement. had problem with tires due to tread separation. firestone atx, p235/75r15. *ak | |||
| 07/06/1996 | 1 | 10/31/1995 | |
| Pe 00 020/tire tread separation: right rear tire experienced a blowout while traveling at 20 mph with driver only in a 1995 ford, ranger, original equipment, p215/70r14, dot# unavailable. please feel free to provide any further details. *ak *slc | |||
| 01/01/2000 | |||
| This consumer will send in information concerning tire tread separation. *ak | |||
| 07/24/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1995 | |
| Identical problem with the firestone atx tire happened to us, where we heard a big sound while driving, almost lost control of the car where it almost flipped over but didn't as we were able to use all freeway lanes to regain control of the truck (there were no cars around us at that time). we pulled over and discovered a rear tire tread separated from the tire in a big way. *ak( dot number: tire size: p235/60r15 ) | |||
| 08/09/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer had found cracks on the four set of firestone wilderness at tires, size p265/75r15. *ak firestone wilderness at p265/75/r15 *mw | |||
| 08/25/1997 | 1 | ||
| While driving (65) mph on interstate, about 80% of the tread separated from the tire on the right rear, causing $2,100 dollars of damage to the wheel well and the side panel of truck. driver was able to steer truck off the road safely. *ak tire was a firestone radial atx, size p235/75r15 m+s tubeless, dot # vnhl1mo090, tire had only been on vehicle about two weeks before failing, it was a spare and did cause damage to vehicle. *slc | |||