Recalls › 78T016000

NHTSA recall 78T016000 · Tires

Tires › Tread/belt

Reported Jul 25, 19781,290 vehicles affectedFIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER

The defect

The involved tires may not have a fully cured tread compound. As a result, the tread could chunk out.

The remedy

Tires will be replaced without charge to owner, within 60 days of notification.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

Vehicle category: school buses.system: tires; transteel traction radial, sizes 10.00r20 and 8.25ro.consequences of defect: in continued use, rapid air loss could occur whichcould cause loss of vehicle control and an accident.note: a visible bulge in the tread area or an audible thumping noise undervehicle operation could signify tread separation.dot ID numbers: w12j8nb158 thru -198, w12d8ne158 thru -198.