- Vehicles
- 2,707
- Built between
- Jun 2018 – Jun 2018
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 October 2018
- Repaired
- 46%
- Unrepaired
- 1,442
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2018 and June 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Bridgestone M854Built June 2018 to June 2018
- Bridgestone M860ABuilt June 2018 to June 2018
- Bridgestone M864Built June 2018 to June 2018
- Firestone FS818Built June 2018 to June 2018
Repair progress
1,442 of 2,707 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.
46% repaired — 1,241 of 2,707 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 24
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
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO) is recalling certain Firestone FS818 tires with date codes 2318-2418, Bridgestone M854 tires with date codes 2418-2518, Bridgestone M860A tires with date code 2518, and Bridgestone M864 tires with date codes 2318-2418, all of size 425/65R22.5. The sidewall steel body cords may be exposed, which can cause unexpected rapid air loss during use. As such, these tires may 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
Rapid air loss can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
BATO will notify owners, and replace the tires with a comparable replacement, free of charge. The recall began October 8, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2018 to June 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA31 August 2018
- Owners notified8 October 2018
- Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 46% 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 31 August 2018.
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 BATO customer service at 1-800-847-3272.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations,LLC
- 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
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.