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HighNHTSA·22T002000·Announced 2022-02-01

Bridgestone Recalls Firestone Tires Due to Belt Separation Risk

Bridgestone is recalling specific Firestone Transforce tires because an incorrect inner liner compound could cause belt separation, increasing the risk of a crash.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (belt separation) that could lead to loss of vehicle control and a crash, but no injuries or deaths are reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations is recalling certain Firestone Transforce HT and Transforce AT tires, size LT275/70R18. The affected tires have DOT codes VN15TH71821 and VN15TR91821. The recall involves 10,380 units.

The tires were manufactured with an incorrect inner liner compound. This defect could cause increased inner liner permeability or cracking, resulting in belt separation. Belt separation could lead to loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Bridgestone will notify owners and replace the affected tires with a comparable Bridgestone or Firestone brand tire, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 1, 2022. Owners may contact Bridgestone customer service at 1-800-847-3272 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
TIRES:TREAD/BELT recall
Manufacturer
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Category
Vehicle — Tires
Hazard
Affected units
10,380

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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