- Vehicles
- 754
- Built between
- Sep 2001 – Oct 2001
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 11 September 2002
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2001 and October 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Firestone 30X9.50R15 LTBuilt September 2001 to October 2001
What the defect is
Tire description: widetrack baja a/t tires, size 30X9.50R15 lt, produced between september 23 and october 13, 2001. These tires fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, "new pneumatic tires." the maximum load and inflation are incorrectly stated on the tires.
What could happen
These tires can be over-inflated and possibly result in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
BFS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 11, 2002.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2001 to October 2001
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 September 2002
- Owners notified11 September 2002
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 1 September 2002.
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 dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bfs at 800-367-3872.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 119
- 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, customers can 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.