Bridgestone Tires: Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire

Bridgestone is recalling about 14,000 vehicles over a problem with the tires.

Campaign
94T005000
Manufacturer
BRIDGESTONE TIRE CO.
Reported
5 August 1994
Vehicles
14,000
Built between
Jul 1992 – Aug 1992
Models
2
Recall type
Tire
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 October 1994
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1992 and August 1992. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Bridgestone T11570D14Built July 1992 to August 1992
  • Bridgestone T12570D15Built July 1992 to August 1992

What the defect is

These tires failed to comply with the endurance tests of FMVSS no. 109, "new pneumatic tires."

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE TIRES AT NO CHARGE DURING THE 60-DAY PERIOD FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION OR RECEIPT OF ADVICE THAT REPLACEMENT TIRES ARE AVAILABLE, WHICHEVER IS LONGER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1992 to August 1992
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 August 1994
  3. Owners notified14 October 1994

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 5 August 1994.

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
BRIDGESTONE TIRE CO.
Safety standard
FMVSS 109
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; emergency spare tire; FMVSS 109.TIRE description: tracompa - 3 temporary spare tires.consequence of noncompliance: the tire can fail prematurely.notes: if you do not receive the replacement spare tire even though you havemet the conditions of the replacement program, please contact bridgestone AT1-615-231-6800. Also, contact the national highway traffic safetyadministration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.DOT identification numbers: tire size TII570D14; ENTABEE272, ENTABEE282,ENTABEE292, ENTABEE302. Tire size T12570D15; EHMNBEB302.

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.

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