NHTSA campaign 00T005000 · Tire recall
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. Recall 00T-005: FIRESTONE/TREAD SEPARATION
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 00T005000 is a tire recall reported by BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. on August 21, 2000, with 14,400,000 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Explorer, Ford Ranger, Mazda B-Series Truck and more for model years 1995–2000 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on August 26, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00T005000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
This is a tire recall filed by BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 00T005000 (also written 00T-005 or 00T005)
- Filed by
- BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 14,400,000 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Tires — Tread/Belt
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Tire recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00T005000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00T005000.
Defect description
TIRE DESCRIPTION: FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P235/75R15, PRODUCED AT THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS TIRE PLANT AND ALL FIRESTONE RADIAL ATX AND RADIAL ATX II TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15. OPERATION OF THESE TIRES AT LOW INFLATION PRESSURES, HIGH SPEED, AND IN HOT WEATHER, CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SEPARATION OF THE TIRE TREAD.
Safety consequence
IF THE TREAD SEPARATES FROM THE TIRE, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
THE REPLACEMENT/REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS CAMPAIGN EXPIRED ON AUGUST 29, 2001. HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-465-1904 FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00T005000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.