- Vehicles
- 952,000
- Built between
- Jul 1999 – Nov 2000
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 February 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 1999 and November 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Firestone Firehawk GTA-02Built July 1999 to November 2000
- Firestone P20555R16Built July 1999 to November 2000
What the defect is
Tire description: firestone firehawk GTA-02 , size P205/55R16 89H, produced at the wilson, north carolina plant from july 16, 1999, through november 1, 2000. These tires were installed as original equipment on certain model year 2000 and 2001 nissan altima se passenger cars. The recalled tires are identified by DOT serial #W2 T2 VF3 xxx or W2 T2 VF3 xxxx; where xxx may be 289, 299, 309, 319, 329, 339, 349, 359, 369, 379, 389, 399, 409, 419, 429, 439, 449, 459, 469, 479, 489, 499, 509, 519, 529, 010, 020, 030, 040, 050, 060, 070, 080, 090, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 170, and where xxxx may be 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3000, 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600, 3700, 3800, 3900, 4000, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4400, and 4500. With increasing mileage, the tires may develop shoulder area cracking. Continued use of a tire with this condition may lead to exposure of the belt edge.
What could happen
Under these circumstances, a belt edge separation is posible, which could result in loss of tire pressure.
What gets fixed
FIRESTONE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS TO BRING IN THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER FOR FREE REPLACEMENT TIRES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 28, 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 1999 to November 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 February 2001
- Owners notified28 February 2001
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 February 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized firestone dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact firestone customer service at 1-800-465-1904.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA TIRE
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.