- Vehicles
- 77,114
- Built between
- Jan 1985 – Jan 1988
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 13 March 1989
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1985 and January 1988. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Firestone 8195Built January 1985 to January 1988
What the defect is
Tires are subject to problems in shoulder area due to insufficient tread to carcass adhesion when subject tire was loaded over the maximum carrying capacity for the inflation pressure utilized.
What could happen
The carcass may lossen and come off tire with thepossibility of loss of inflating air.
What gets fixed
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1985 to January 1988
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 March 1989
- Owners notified13 March 1989
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 6 March 1989.
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
System: tires 8195 T110 lre.vehicle category: trucks.dot identification: dotn VD12CXM015 to dotn VD12CXM046 and dotn VL12CXM056 todotn VL12CXM048.
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.