- Vehicles
- 20,800
- Built between
- Jul 1981 – Aug 1981
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 5 April 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 1981 and August 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Firestone 100020Built July 1981 to August 1981
- Firestone 100022Built July 1981 to August 1981
- Firestone 100225Built July 1981 to August 1981
- Firestone 110020Built July 1981 to August 1981
- Firestone 110022Built July 1981 to August 1981
- Firestone 1100225Built July 1981 to August 1981
- Firestone 1100245Built July 1981 to August 1981
- Firestone 1500225Built July 1981 to August 1981
- Firestone 165225Built July 1981 to August 1981
What the defect is
The involved tires may exhibit socketing around individual cords in the belt plies after extensive testing. This condition could lead to chunkout or separation in the tread area. Loss of inflating air may result.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL SUSPECT TIRES AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER WITIN 60 DAYS FROM NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 1981 to August 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 February 1982
- Owners notified5 April 1982
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 23 February 1982.
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
- ODI
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: trucks.system: tires; transport 1, sizes 10.00-20, 11.00-20, 11.00-22, longhauler,sizes 10.00-20, 10.00-22, 11-22.5, transport duplex, sizes 16.5-22.5.CONSEQUENCES of defect: this condition could result in loss of vehicle controland a vehicle accident.note: first indications of a developing problem could be a vibration or theappearance of a bulge in the shoulder area.dot identification nos: VH2JMCV311 thru 371, H2LMTC311 thru 371, VH28MTC311THRU 371, VH2J898311 thru 361, VH27898311 thru 361, VH2L898311 thru 361,VH3T897311 thru 361, VH4F897311 thru 361, VH31BEM311 thru 391, VH31BAM311 THRU391, and VH32BAM311 thru 391.
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.