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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / August 2005Firestone tires recalled
Hello, Can anyone point me in the direction of which Firestone tires were recalled. I have a 2000 Shasta Motorhome with Firestone LT225/75R16 tires on it and I am concerned about the tires. I see some weird tread wear and just started thinking that perhaps these tires were involved with the recalls. Thanks in advance for any help on this. Dave > Can anyone point me in the direction of which Firestone tires were >recalled. I have a 2000 Shasta Motorhome with Firestone LT225/75R16 tires on >it and I am concerned about the tires. I see some weird tread wear and just >started thinking that perhaps these tires were involved with the recalls. >Thanks in advance for any help on this. Hi Dave, Google firestone recall. Hunter http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > recalls. > Thanks in advance for any help on this. As this is most likely the 7th season these tires have been mounted on your rig...I'd suggest it is time to seriously consider replacing them, regardless of wear or mileage. Actually, it was a 2000 leftover purchased late in 2001. I just reached 10,000 miles on it. The previous owner hardly ever used it (friend of mine). >> Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > your rig...I'd suggest it is time to seriously consider replacing them, > regardless of wear or mileage. > Actually, it was a 2000 leftover purchased late in 2001. I just reached > 10,000 miles on it. The previous owner hardly ever used it (friend of > mine). Regardless, the tires are old enough to be replaced. > > Actually, it was a 2000 leftover purchased late in 2001. I just reached > > 10,000 miles on it. The previous owner hardly ever used it (friend of > > mine). > > > Regardless, the tires are old enough to be replaced. If they are not showing signs of drying out, why? Lou I see where "Lance LaFrinier" <llafrinier@mchsi.com> wrote: >>> Can anyone point me in the direction of which Firestone tires were >>> recalled. I have a 2000 Shasta Motorhome with Firestone LT225/75R16 tires >>> on it and I am concerned about the tires. I see some weird tread wear "Weird tread wear" is NOT normally a symptom of a tire defect - far more likely it is an inflation, alignment, or suspension looseness problem. Hooplah to the contrary notwithstanding, Firestone tires in that size were not part of the BFFMF (Big Ford/Firestone Media Frenzy). Inspect the tires for weather checking, etc, rotate them as appropriate, inflate to the correct pressure for the actual load (weigh up) and replace if the date code says they are much over 5 yrs old (remember the chassis is built before the coach is shipped and titled - the tires COULD be 6-7 yrs old). See http://www.newrver.com/publish/printer_39.shtml for date code info. Will Sill The Curmudgeon of Sill Hill > replace if the date code says they are much over 5 yrs old (remember the > chassis is built before the coach is shipped and titled - the tires > COULD be 6-7 yrs old). I have recently had two tires fail on my 2001 Ford F-550 hauler. Turns out the truck was built in December 2000, but the tires were made more than a year earlier than that. In one case, a front wheel valve stem blew out at a very slow speed downtown and the truck only rolled a couple of hundred feet before I could get off the road and stopped. That was enough to break down the sidewall and destroy the tire. On the other case, a tiny crack developed in the sidewall of an outer dually at highway speeds and allowed air to escape slowly until the inner dually was carrying nearly all the weight. The under-inflated tire heated up and by the time I realized there was something wrong, the sidewall had delaminated. I nursed the truck into a truck tire dealer at 25 mph and bought a good used tire to get me the remaining 30 miles home. I was lucky both times that I was not hauling the (16,000 pound) 5th wheel. I was smart enough to immediately order 6 brand new Toyos for the truck. Now my only tire worry is the FreeStar trailer tires that came with the KZ toy hauler. The're real purty, but I've come across several horror stories in the usenet about them blowing out at speed and damaging trailers. I think I'm going to take my chances on them while everything is under warranty, then change them out for something with a better reputation. I've got no interest in trailer-racing, so maaaybe they'll hold together for me if I keep it under 60 mph. Regards, John Kinney I put Toyo tires on my little Nissan Maxima and they practically destroyed the front end in less than 30,000 miles - I could not keep them balanced and the front end alignment was done right before they were put on. I wouldn't put another Toyo tire on anything if they paid me. >> replace if the date code says they are much over 5 yrs old (remember the >> chassis is built before the coach is shipped and titled - the tires [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Regards, John Kinney > I put Toyo tires on my little Nissan Maxima and they practically destroyed > the front end in less than 30,000 miles - I could not keep them balanced and > the front end alignment was done right before they were put on. My truck is a medium duty truck with a custom hauler deck and combined truck-trailer towing capacity of 30,000 pounds. Right now the rear axle is carrying about 10,000 pounds when everthing is loaded and the toy hauler is hitched up. In that service range, I've found very few online horror stories about Toyo tires. I have seen complaints about Toyo tires in lighter duty use, but that's not my situation. Regards, John Kinney >I put Toyo tires on my little Nissan Maxima and they practically destroyed >the front end in less than 30,000 miles - I could not keep them balanced and >the front end alignment was done right before they were put on. I wouldn't >put another Toyo tire on anything if they paid me. I have Toyo tires on my motor coach, no problems at all. I have performance Toyos on my Mercedes SL, which I occasionally goose to beyond the ton, again with absolutely no problems. I put them on as replacements for Michelins, and find them to give better handling and a smoother ride. Canoli Sure glad to finally see a post like this. I got very little response to my recent one on my five blowouts. Three were Firestone 225/75 tires as mentioned and acted as below. Tires were 2-3 years old and one was only 1 year old. Now this makes me think it was the tires for sure. Of course I had to go back to the drawing board after blowing out two Bridgestone 235/85s but one was a legitimate problem from a small puncture. All five were at the same location on the RV!! Still working on the problem and a solution is getting closer so I can put another 50K miles on the RV real soon. Frank907 message snipped except for this: > On the other case, a tiny crack developed in the sidewall of an outer > dually at highway speeds and allowed air to escape slowly until the inner [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > bought a good used tire to get me the remaining 30 miles home. > Regards, John Kinney >Sure glad to finally see a post like this. I got very little response to my >recent one on my five blowouts. Three were Firestone 225/75 tires as >mentioned and acted as below. Tires were 2-3 years old and one was only 1 >year old. Now this makes me think it was the tires for sure. I had a Firestone delaminate and explode on my pick up, when I was pulling my trailer on I-40. At their request I sent the tire to Firestone. They said I must have hit a pothole. $2,000.00 damage to my truck. Hunter http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" Thank you for all your replies. Dave > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Dave |
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