Firestone – Bridgestone Tire Recall

October 30, 2008

Tire Brand Name / Tire Line / Tire Size:		Production Dates:
FIRESTONE / FR380 / P235/75R15		JUN 04, 2006 – SEP 08, 2007
LEMANS / CHAMPION SE / P235/75R15		JUN 04, 2006 – SEP 02, 2006
Manufacturer: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA TIRE		Mfr’s Report Date: OCT 22, 2008
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 08T026000		N/A NHTSA Action Number: N/A

Component: TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Potential Number of Units Affected: 162251

Summary: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA TIRE, LLC (BFNT) IS RECALLING 135,310 FIRESTONE FR380 TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 4, 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 8, 2007, AND 26,941 LEMANS CHAMPION SE TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 4, 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 2, 2006. THESE TIRES WERE PRODUCED WITH INSUFFICIENT TREAD BASE GUAGE.

Consequence: CONTINUED USE OF THE SUBJECT TIRES MAY LEAD TO VIBRATION AND GROOVE CRACKING. EXTENDED USE COULD LEAD TO TREAD DISTORTION OR TREAD SEPARATION AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy: BFNT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. BFNT WILL ALSO MOUNT AND BALANCE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES, ALL AT NO CHARGE OR EXPENSE TO THE OWNER. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 29, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BFNT TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-465-1904 OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.FIRESTONETIRE.COM.

Notes: CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

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Comments

6 Responses to “Firestone – Bridgestone Tire Recall”

shirley rosewall on November 16th, 2008 8:51 pm

i have firestone fr380 p225 60r16 on my 2003 montecarlo for 5 months the tires have no control when the roads are wet and they scare me. what alternative do i have
william castrop on March 13th, 2009 7:34 pm

Have numeroous invoices that were not registered showing these tires as being sold in the last 6 months and no way of contacting customer.
This was part of the invoices gathered during a freedom of information act request. Firestone did not put down proper invoices therefore these tires / customers cannot be notified due to no way of contacting them unless Firestone runs ad advising customers with this tire to come in and have it checked.
william s castrop on April 2nd, 2009 10:53 pm

How can they recall this amount of tires when they have not be registering serial numbers as late as March of this year (2009)?

Over 1200 tires on either in stock waiting to be mounted on county vehicles or already have in Kansas City Kansas without any being registered. These tires are on vehicles which handle the states turnpike. What happens this summer when the heat brings about failed components of these products. Duelers and ATX along with Wilderness tires are all in harms way.

Bill Castrop
Tamara Dougherty on May 23rd, 2009 8:41 pm

I am going to call you at 1-800-465-1904 over a tire that failed on my husbend and myself. yesterday 05/22/2009, I will call back on 5/26/2009 to the # above.
Tamara Dougherty on May 23rd, 2009 8:49 pm

is someone their. or is this going to be like the firestone comp. I had taken it to. No one was able to help me thair ether. They just wanted to sell me a new tire.
Tamara Dougherty on May 23rd, 2009 8:55 pm

If your not going to be their you need to say no one here at this time.be back after MDay. Now I have no car and no way of getting around for the weekend thru to tuesday Thanks a lot !!!!!!!!!!