- Vehicles
- 1,742
- Built between
- Oct 2025 – Nov 2025
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 February 2026
- Repaired
- 45%
- Unrepaired
- 950
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2025 and November 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Firestone Destination LE3Built October 2025 to November 2025
Repair progress
950 of 1,742 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
45% repaired — 788 of 1,742 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 4
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 Operation (BATO) is recalling certain Firestone Destination LE3 tires, size 265/70R17. The belt edge insert (BEI) may be out of position, decreasing tire durability and causing tread separation. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 139, "New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles."
What could happen
Tread separation may increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will replace the tires as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 11, 2026.
Parts involved
- Belt Edge InsertN/ABelt Edge Insert
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2025 to November 2025
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 December 2025
- Owners notified6 February 2026
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 45% 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 10 December 2025.
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's customer service at 1-800-847-3272.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 139
- 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.
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.