What tires are recalled?
On August 9, Bridgestone/Firestone recalled 14.4 million ATX, ATX II and Wilderness AT tires. Approximately, 6.5 million are still on the road. Link to NHTSA’s Firestone Recall page. On September 12, the tiremaker promised to replace an additional 1.4 million tires named in a September 1 consumer advisory issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The advisory included various sizes of the ATX, Firehawk ATX, ATX 23 Degree, Widetrack Radial Baja, Widetrack Radial Baja A/S, Wilderness AT and Wilderness HT lines. Approximately 700,000 of these tires are still on the road. Link to NHTSA’s Consumer Advisory page. The Tire Action Group and Safetyforum.com is seeking the recall of all Wilderness AT tires regardless of size or where they were made.
