- Vehicles
- 87,830
- Built between
- Sep 1987 – Oct 1989
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Tire
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 January 1990
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1987 and October 1989. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Firestone 10R225Built September 1987 to October 1989
- Firestone 11R225Built September 1987 to October 1989
- Firestone 11R245Built September 1987 to October 1989
- Firestone 12R225Built September 1987 to October 1989
- Firestone 28575R245Built September 1987 to October 1989
- Firestone 29575R225Built September 1987 to October 1989
What the defect is
Some tires may develop a small crack in the T546 radial tubeless design that could eventually cause a sidewall bulge.
What could happen
This could result in tire failure with potential for loss of truck control and an accident.
What gets fixed
REPLACE AFFECTED TIRES AT NO CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTIFICATION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1987 to October 1989
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 January 1990
- Owners notified5 January 1990
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 8 January 1990.
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
System:tires; tubeless radial truck tires, T546 psd rd tu st, T546 lp rd tu st and HP2000.VEHICLE description: trucks, unknown.dot identification: VT3NTCWT 477 through 439; VT3TTCAT 367 through 439;VT4FTCAT 367 through 439; VT37CAT 198 through 439; VT4KTCAT 268 through 439;VT3XTFJT477 through 439.
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.