Bridgestone R123 Ecopia, model year 9999. Filed by Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations and reported to NHTSA on 17 March 2025. 1,185 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is recalling certain R123 Ecopia tires, size 295/75R22.5, designed for use on commercial trailer vehicles. The tires may have been manufactured incorrectly with one of the three stabilizer ply belts applied in the wrong orientation. As such, these tires fail to comply with …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 25T004 cover?
- Bridgestone R123 Ecopia.
- What is wrong with them?
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is recalling certain R123 Ecopia tires, size 295/75R22.5, designed for use on commercial trailer vehicles. The tires may have been manufactured incorrectly with one of the three stabilizer ply belts applied in the wrong orientation.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Incorrect belt orientation may cause the tires to fail and increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. BATO will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 13, 2025. Tire purchasers 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: “Incorrect belt orientation may cause the tires to fail and increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 25T004 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations |
| System at fault | Tires |
| Reported to NHTSA | 17 March 2025 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | BRIDGESTONE R123 ECOPIA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Incorrect belt orientation may cause the tires to fail and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
BATO will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 13, 2025. Tire purchasers 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 25T004, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25t004/
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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- 16T002: FS561 replacement tires, size 255/70R22
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