Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus, Firestone Destination Le3, model year 9999. Filed by Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations,LLC and reported to NHTSA on 25 November 2020. 1,827 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO) is recalling certain Firestone Destination LE3 255/60R19 tires with DOT codes 2420 through 2820 and Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus P255/60R19 tires with DOT codes 2820 through 3120. The recalled tires may have been manufactured with a small pinhole in the upper …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 20T021 cover?
- Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus, Firestone Destination Le3.
- What is wrong with them?
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO) is recalling certain Firestone Destination LE3 255/60R19 tires with DOT codes 2420 through 2820 and Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus P255/60R19 tires with DOT codes 2820 through 3120.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Tires containing a pinhole may slowly leak air, and if undetected or ignored, the continued loss of air may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. BATO will notify owners, and based on the date code and press identification number of the tire, dealers will replace the tires with a comparable replacement free of charge. Owners may contact BATO customer service at 1-800-847-3272.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “Tires containing a pinhole may slowly leak air, and if undetected or ignored, the continued loss of air may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 20T021 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations,LLC |
| System at fault | Tires:Sidewall |
| Reported to NHTSA | 25 November 2020 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA H/L 422 PLUS, FIRESTONE DESTINATION LE3 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Tires containing a pinhole may slowly leak air, and if undetected or ignored, the continued loss of air may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
BATO will notify owners, and based on the date code and press identification number of the tire, dealers will replace the tires with a comparable replacement free of charge. Owners may contact BATO customer service at 1-800-847-3272.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 455 notices in the record whose component field names tires. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 34 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 20T021, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20t021/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Firestone notices we hold
- 25T021: Firestone Destination LE3 tires, size 265/70R17
- 25T004: R123 Ecopia tires, size 295/75R22
- 25T003: Blizzak 6 tires, size 235/40R19
- 20T012: V-Steel Snow Wedge tires, size 385/95R25, and V-Steel Highway Service tires, size 445/95R25, designed for use on mobile cranes
- 16T002: FS561 replacement tires, size 255/70R22
All 6 Firestone campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
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- Defect summary
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