Recall Register

Ford: tire recalls

NHTSA lists 3 tire recall campaigns for Ford. NHTSA received the reports from 2000 to 2011. The campaigns have 14,825,053 units in total. The newest campaign is 11T002000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Mar 2011.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 14,825,053 units in total.

  1. 11T002000Received . 390,657 units.

    Tires / Tread/Belt

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Continental tire is recalling certain contitrac tr tires, size lt275/70r18 125/122s outline white letters and black sidewall, and contitrac, size lt275/70r18 125/122s, black sidewall, produced from may 6, 2007, through september 20, 2008, sold as aftermarket and installed as original equipment on some model year 2008 and 2009 ford f-250 and f-350 trucks. Some of these tires may experience uneven wear, vibration, or particularly under conditions of overloading or under inflation in high ambient temperature usage, separation between the belt edges.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Separation of the belt edges could lead to tread belt separation, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Continental tire will notify owners and replace the affected tires free of charge. The safety recall began on april 14, 2011. Owners may contact continental customer service toll-free at 1-888-799-2168.

    Products named: Ford F-250 2009; Continental Contitrac TR Owl; Continental Contitrac; Continental Contitrac TR BSW; Ford F-250 2008; Ford F-350 2008; Ford F-350 2009.

    Report filed by CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 05T022000Received . 34,396 units.

    Tires / Tread/Belt

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain continental contitrac tr owl, contitrac tr bsw, general grabber tr bsw, and contitrac bsw tires manufactured between may 29 and june 11, 2005, and sold as original equipment on certain ford trucks and sold as replacement tires. These tires can wear prematurely which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, new pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Affected tires may not meet the endurance test requirements of the standard. Continued use of the affected tires can result in tire failure which could lead to vehicle damage or motor vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Continental will notify owners and replace the tires free of charge. The recall began on december 7, 2005. Owners may contact continental at 704-588-5895.

    Products named: Ford F-250 2006; Ford F-150 2005; Continental General Grabber TR BSW; Ford F-350 2006; Continental Contitrac TR Owl; Continental Contitrac TR BSW; Continental Contitrac BSW; Ford F-150 2006.

    Report filed by CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 00T005000Received . 14,400,000 units.

    Tires / Tread/Belt

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the tread separates from the tire, the driver can lose control of the vehicle, possibly resulting in a crash causing injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Products named: Ford F-150 1994; Mercury Mountaineer 1997; Mercury Mountaineer 1999; Mazda Navajo 1991; Mazda Navajo 1992; Firestone Atx II; Mazda B-Series Truck 1995; Mazda B-Series Truck 1996; Mazda B-Series Truck 1997; Mazda B-Series Truck 1999; Mazda B-Series Truck 2000; Firestone Wilderness At, and 31 more.

    Report filed by BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Ford tire campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2000, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • F-1502
  • F-2502
  • F-3502
  • Explorer1
  • Ranger1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Ford: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/ford/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.; CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC.; CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Ford products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 5 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: F-150
How many units does a Ford tire campaign have?
The median Ford campaign has 390,657 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
Which component do the Ford campaigns name most often?
Tread/Belt, in 3 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.