OtherModel years 2000–2000Government
Tire recall (not the vehicle as built): Firestone Wilderness LE tread separation - recall 01T-001
Tire recall: Wilderness LE tires from one production week at the Cuernavaca plant, used as original equipment on model year 2000 Yukon XL 1500 series vehicles per the recall text. It concerns the tires, not the vehicle. The NHTSA record held is attached to YUKON 2000. Model years come from the NHTSA record's product list held in the database, not from the recall text.
FaultCrate・Tire recall (not the vehicle as built): Firestone Wilderness LE tread separation - recall 01T-001
Tread belt separation may be noticed by irregular wear, noise or vibration.
Tread separation can occur due to a lack of adhesion to the first steel belt.
What to do
- Firestone announced that replacement tires are available at no cost to the customer.
If left
- With continued use it may lead to complete separation of the tread/belt package from the carcass, possibly resulting in a crash, injury or death.→ complete separation of the tread/belt package from the tire carcass
In the records
- Tire: replaced 2（result not stated: 1）
Applies to
- The recalled tires are Wilderness LE tires produced in the week of April 24, 2000 at the Cuernavaca, Mexico plant, with the two listed serial numbers.
- These tires were original equipment on model year 2000 Yukon XL 1500 series vehicles and optional on 2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 series vehicles.
See the evidence (1 documents, 6 passages)
| Document | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|
| [1]Recall 01T001000: TIRES:TREAD/BELT ↗ | GovernmentNHTSA | 2001-01-02 |
Applies toThe recalled tires are Wilderness LE tires produced in the week of April 24, 2000 at the Cuernavaca, Mexico plant, with the two listed serial numbers.
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).— [1]
Applies toThese tires were original equipment on model year 2000 Yukon XL 1500 series vehicles and optional on 2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 series vehicles.
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.— [1]
Why it happensTread separation can occur due to a lack of adhesion to the first steel belt.
TREAD SEPARATION CAN OCCUR DUE TO A LACK OF ADHESION TO THE FIRST STEEL BELT.— [1]
First signsTread belt separation may be noticed by irregular wear, noise or vibration.
TREAD BELT SEPARATION MAY BE NOTICED BY IRREGULAR WEAR, NOISE, OR VIBRATION.— [1]
If leftWith continued use it may lead to complete separation of the tread/belt package from the carcass, possibly resulting in a crash, injury or death.
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.— [1]
RepairFirestone announced that replacement tires are available at no cost to the customer.
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.— [1]
Put together by FaultCrate from public records and technical documents. The cause and the repair are for the workshop to decide with the vehicle in front of it. Counts are records, not failure rates.
List the records (4 that can be opened)
Records whose recall number, document number or text matches. Each line says why it matched.
- Tire Tread Separation on Wilderness LE TiresRecall 2001-02-01・recall number matches
- Tire tread peeled off completelyOwner complaint 2002-10-08・tied by reading the record: “COMPLETE TREAD PEELED OFF. SENT TO FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS OPERATED WITH "INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE"!!! V672WL10200 SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED!!!”
- Tire blowout with tread separation after 2 weeks of ownershipOwner complaint 2000-08-08・tied by reading the record: “THE TREAD TOTALLY SEPARATED. WE WERE NOT REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRE AND HAD TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. NOW THAT WE KNOW FIRESTONE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES”
- Tire tread separation and blowout on freewayOwner complaint 2000-08-05・tied by reading the record: “THE TIRE TREAD CAME APART AND CAUSED US TO HAVE A BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY. WE PAID TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER BECAUSE THE GM DEALER TOLD US IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE.”