Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations | NHTSA Recall #01T006000

Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.

Description

Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 01T006000 by Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations. Includes 952,000 affected units, FIRESTONE/SHOULDER AREA CRACKING, component: TIRES, and more from the Department of Transportation.

Defect Summary

Tire description: firestone firehawk gta-02 , size p205/55r16 89h, produced at the wilson, north carolina plant from july 16, 1999, through november 1, 2000. these tires were installed as original equipment on certain model year 2000 and 2001 nissan altima se passenger cars. the recalled tires are identified by dot serial #w2 t2 vf3 xxx or w2 t2 vf3 xxxx; where xxx may be 289, 299, 309, 319, 329, 339, 349, 359, 369, 379, 389, 399, 409, 419, 429, 439, 449, 459, 469, 479, 489, 499, 509, 519, 529, 010, 020, 030, 040, 050, 060, 070, 080, 090, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 170, and where xxxx may be 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3000, 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600, 3700, 3800, 3900, 4000, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4400, and 4500. with increasing mileage, the tires may develop shoulder area cracking. continued use of a tire with this condition may lead to exposure of the belt edge.

Corrective Action

Firestone will notify owners to bring in their vehicles to an authorized firestone dealer for free replacement tires. owner notification began february 28, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized firestone dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact firestone customer service at 1-800-465-1904.

Recall Overview

NHTSA ID: 01T006000

Manufacturer: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations

Report Received Date: 2001-02-20T00:00:00

Subject: Firestone/shoulder area cracking

Component: Tires

Potentially Affected Units: 952,000

Details

MFR Campaign Number: NR (Not Reported)

Recall Type: Tire

Defect Summary: Tire description: firestone firehawk gta-02 , size p205/55r16 89h, produced at the wilson, north carolina plant from july 16, 1999, through november 1, 2000. these tires were installed as original equipment on certain model year 2000 and 2001 nissan altima se passenger cars. the recalled tires are identified by dot serial #w2 t2 vf3 xxx or w2 t2 vf3 xxxx; where xxx may be 289, 299, 309, 319, 329, 339, 349, 359, 369, 379, 389, 399, 409, 419, 429, 439, 449, 459, 469, 479, 489, 499, 509, 519, 529, 010, 020, 030, 040, 050, 060, 070, 080, 090, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 170, and where xxxx may be 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, 2900, 3000, 3100, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600, 3700, 3800, 3900, 4000, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4400, and 4500. with increasing mileage, the tires may develop shoulder area cracking. continued use of a tire with this condition may lead to exposure of the belt edge.

Consequence Summary: Under these circumstances, a belt edge separation is posible, which could result in loss of tire pressure.

Corrective Action: Firestone will notify owners to bring in their vehicles to an authorized firestone dealer for free replacement tires. owner notification began february 28, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized firestone dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact firestone customer service at 1-800-465-1904.

Safety Information

Fire Risk When Parked: No

Do Not Drive: No

Completion Rate: N/A

Metadata

SID: row-2gsm.rbfz.ks87

NHTSA ID: 01T006000

Position: N/A

Created At: 1742808662

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Updated At: 1742808662

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