Recall Detail

FIRESTONE / P26570R16 / 9999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 7305 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FIRESTONE
Recalled Component Id: 000012368000095271000000301 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: P26570R16 Model Year: 9999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01T001000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: TIRES:TREAD/BELT Manufacturer That Filed Report: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 24 2000 End date of Manufacturing: --
Report For : T Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 01 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Report Received Date: Jan, 02 2001
Record Creation date : Jan, 03 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Tire description: wilderness le tires (both black and raised white letter tires) produced during the week of april 24, 2000 (the seventeenth week of 2000) at the cuernavaca, mexico plant with tire serial numbers v672wl11700 (blackwall) and v672wl21700 (raised white letters). these tires were used as original equipment on model year 2000 yukon xl 1500 series vehicles and were also offered as optional equipment on the 2000 chevrolet suburban 1500 series vehicles. tread separation can occur due to a lack of adhesion to the first steel belt. Consequence Summary: Tread belt separation may be noticed by irregular wear, noise, or vibration. with continued use, it may lead to complete separation of the tread/belt package from the tire carcass, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or death.
Corrective Summary : On january 2, 2001, firestone made a public announcement of the defect and that replacement tires are immediately available at no cost to the customer. replacement tires are available at either their local gm or chevrolet dealer or by their local authorized participating firestone retailer. owner notification began january 1, 2001. owners should contact firestone at 1-800-465-1904. Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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