{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Bridgestone recall 16T005: Firestone Champion Fuel Fighter",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16t005/",
  "summary": "Recall 16T005 (Bridgestone): A tread separation increases the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Firestone Champion Fuel Fighter, model year 9999. Filed by Bridgestone/Firestone North America Tire and reported to NHTSA on 20 April 2016. 8 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Bridgestone/Firestone North America Tire (Bridgestone) is recalling certain Firestone FR710 tires, size 205/65R16, and Champion Fuel Fighter tires, sizes 205/65R15 and 205/70R15, manufactured March 27, 2016, to April 9, 2016. These replacement passenger car tires may have been manufactured with inconsistent rubber … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A tread separation increases the risk of a crash.” 16T005 Bridgestone/Firestone North America Tire Tires 20 April 2016 9999-9999 FIRESTONE CHAMPION FUEL FIGHTER A tread separation increases the risk of a crash. All the affected tires have been contained and destroyed, therefore, an owner notification letter will not be issued for this campaign. All affected tires were returned to BATO on May 5, 2016. Owners may contact Bridgestone customer service at 1-800-847-3272. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:59:39+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:16:42+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Bridgestone recall 16T005: Firestone Champion Fuel Fighter\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16t005/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}