- Vehicles
- 365
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 October 1977
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Cordovan 120015
- Multi-Mile 120015
What the defect is
The involved tires may have insufficient rubber gauge on the tread area. This can cause tread separation and under continued use can cause tread chunking and air loss.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL REPLACE INVOLVED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE, WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 November 1977
- Owners notified6 October 1977
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 9 November 1977.
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
- FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER
- 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
Vehicle category: school buses.system: tires; firestone cordovan and multi-mile grand prix 4-WHEEL rvt, SIZE12-15.CONSEQUENCES of defect: loss of air from tire can result in loss of vehiclecontrol and an accident.note: a bulge in the tread area and vehicle vibration may indicate treadseparation. Use of vehicle in off road areas where sharp objects could enterthe tread area of the tire, can aggravate the conditions described above. Tiresshould be properly inflated and the vehicle should not be overloaded.dot ID numbers: VFAPP24257 thru VFAPP24297.
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.