Recall Register

FTS: tire recalls

NHTSA lists 4 tire recall campaigns for FTS. NHTSA received the reports from 2006 to 2008. The campaigns have 312,294 units in total. The newest campaign is 08T002000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Jan 2008.

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

4 campaigns, newest first. 312,294 units in total.

  1. 08T002000Received . 7,350 units.

    Tires / Markings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain fts chassis container tires with the brand name maersk, sizes 11.22.5 and 10.00-20. These tires were not branded with the maximum single use load range which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, new pneumatic tires.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The manufacturer has not provided a description of the consequence as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Fts will notify owners and bring the tires into compliance by branding them with the required information. The manufacturer has not yet provided the agency with a notification schedule.

    Products named: FTS Maersk.

    Report filed by FOREIGN TIRE SALES, INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 08T001000Received . 350 units.

    Tires / Markings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fts is recalling 350 fts chassis container tires with the brand name direction, size 11.22.5. These tires were not branded with the maximum single use load range which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, new pneumatic tires.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The manufacturer has not provided a description of the consequence as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Fts will notify owners and bring the tires into compliance by branding them with the required information. The recall began on february 28, 2008.

    Products named: FTS Direction.

    Report filed by FOREIGN TIRE SALES, INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 07T003000Received . 255,000 units.

    Tires / Tread/Belt

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain foreign tire sales (fts) tires were manufactured without a gum strip or with an insufficient gum strip between the belts or other construction to keep the belts from separating. Only tires with a date code between 0404 and 0206 are involved.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The tread may separate from the tire while driving at highway speeds, possibly resulting in loss of control, a vehicle crash, property damage, injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The recall campaign will begin on august 9, 2007. Owners of record will be notified by first class mail. Advertisement will be made in several media outlets. Owners may visit www.foreigntire.com or call (888) 899-9293. Involved tires will be replace by the selling dealer or another designated dealer at no cost for correctly fitted tires. (an excess charge may apply in the event the replacement must be upgraded) owners must bring their tires in prior to october 25, 2007.

    Products named: FTS Compass; FTS Yks; FTS Westlake.

    Report filed by FOREIGN TIRE SALES, INC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 06T014000Received . 49,594 units.

    Tires / Markings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain foreign tire sales, INC. (fts), danzig and direction tires, size 10.00-20. These tires do not provide the maximum single use load range which fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 119, new pneumatic tires.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The purpose of this standard is to provide sufficient information on the tires to permit their proper selection and use.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Foreign tire sales, INC. Will notify owners and repair the tires by branding them with the appropriate tire information. The recall began on march 31, 2007. Owners may contact foreign tire sales toll-free at 1-800-634-8335.

    Products named: FTS Direction; FTS Danzig.

    Report filed by FOREIGN TIRE SALES, 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

FTS tire campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2008, with 2 campaigns.
FTS: campaigns for each component
ComponentCampaigns
Markings3
Tread/Belt1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Direction2
  • Compass1
  • Danzig1
  • Maersk1
  • Westlake1
  • Yks1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FTS: tire recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/tires/fts/. 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: FOREIGN TIRE SALES, INC.

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 FTS products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 6 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Direction
How many units does a FTS tire campaign have?
The median FTS campaign has 49,594 units. The median of all 788 tire campaigns is 1,205 units.
Which component do the FTS campaigns name most often?
Markings, in 3 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.