Mountaineer 2WD V8-302 5.0L VIN P SFI (2000)
Firestone Recall - Firestone P235/75 R15 Radial ATX and Certain Wilderness AT tires.
AFFECTED TIRES AND VEHICLES
Bridgestone Firestone Tire Company recently announced a Safety Recall on the following:
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All Firestone P235/75 R15 Radial ATX tires produced excluding tires marked "TEMPORARY" on the sidewall - and -
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P235/75 R15 wilderness AT tires produced only at the Decatur plant.
NOTE:
Decatur built tires have a DOT code of VDHL - see Attachment III for details. All other Wilderness AT tires are not affected.
Both original equipment (OE) and replacement tires are affected.
The following vehicles produced with Firestone P235/75 R15 Radial ATX original equipment tires are affected by this recall:
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Certain 1991 through 1996 Ford Explorer (see chart)
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Certain 1997 Mercury Mountaineer vehicles
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Certain 1991 through 2000 Ranger vehicles
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Certain 1991 through 1994 Bronco vehicles
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Certain 1991 through 1994 F-Series vehicles
The following vehicles produced with P235/75 R15 Wilderness AT tires as original equipment are affected by this recall:
Certain 1997 through August 7, 2000 Mountaineer vehicles
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Certain 1997 through August 7, 2000 Explorer vehicles (see chart)
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Certain 1997 through June 1, 2000 Ranger vehicles
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Certain 2001 Explorer Sport Trac and Sport vehicles produced through August 7, 2000
These Explorer vehicles produced with either P235/75 R15 Radial ATX or P235/75 R15 Wilderness AT tires as original equipment are affected as
shown.
These Explorer vehicles are NOT affected:
IMPORTANT FACTS
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This is a FIRESTONE recall.