- Vehicles
- 162,251
- Built between
- Jun 2006 – Sep 2007
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 29 October 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2006 and September 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Firestone FR380Built June 2006 to September 2007
- Lemans Champion SEBuilt June 2006 to September 2006
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
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.
What gets fixed
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 BEGAN ON OCTOBER 24, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2006 to September 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 October 2008
- Owners notified29 October 2008
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 24 October 2008.
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 may contact bfnt toll-free at 1-800-465-1904 or visit their website at www.firestonetire.com.
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
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.