- Vehicles
- 255,000
- Built between
- Jan 2004 – Jan 2006
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 August 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and January 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- FTS CompassBuilt January 2004 to January 2006
- FTS WestlakeBuilt January 2004 to January 2006
- FTS YKSBuilt January 2004 to January 2006
What the defect is
Certain foreign tire sales (fts) tires were manufactured without a gum strip or with an insufficient gum strip between the belts or other construction to keep the belts from separating. Only tires with a date code between 0404 and 0206 are involved.
What could happen
The tread may separate from the tire while driving at highway speeds, possibly resulting in loss of control, a vehicle crash, property damage, injury or death.
What gets fixed
THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN ON AUGUST 9, 2007. OWNERS OF RECORD WILL BE NOTIFIED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL. ADVERTISEMENT WILL BE MADE IN SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS. OWNERS MAY VISIT WWW.FOREIGNTIRE.COM OR CALL (888) 899-9293. INVOLVED TIRES WILL BE REPLACE BY THE SELLING DEALER OR ANOTHER DESIGNATED DEALER AT NO COST FOR CORRECTLY FITTED TIRES. (AN EXCESS CHARGE MAY APPLY IN THE EVENT THE REPLACEMENT MUST BE UPGRADED) OWNERS MUST BRING THEIR TIRES IN PRIOR TO OCTOBER 25, 2007.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to January 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 June 2007
- Owners notified9 August 2007
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 11 June 2007.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- FOREIGN TIRE SALES, INC
- 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
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.
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.