- Vehicles
- 11,904
- Built between
- Jun 2013 – Jan 2015
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 14 October 2016
- Repaired
- 58%
- Unrepaired
- 5,004
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2013 and January 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Milestar BS623Built June 2013 to January 2015
Repair progress
5,004 of 11,904 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2018.
58% repaired — 6,900 of 11,904 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Tireco Inc. (Tireco) is recalling certain Milestar BS623 tires, size 225/70R 19.5 G/14, manufactured June 23, 2013, to January 24, 2015. The affected tires have incorrect markings on the sidewall, indicating both ratings as "DUAL" when the first rating should be identified as "SINGLE." As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 119, "New Pneumatic Tires-Other Than Passenger Cars."
What could happen
Incorrectly identifying the ratings on the tires may result in the operator inadvertently overloading the tires, possibly causing their failure, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Tireco will notify owners, and provide owners with a full refund of the entire purchase price. The recall began on October 14, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2013 to January 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 September 2016
- Owners notified14 October 2016
- Latest repair reportQ1 2018 — 58% repaired
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 7 September 2016.
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 Tireco customer service at 1-800-937-9433.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Tireco Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 119
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.