Bridgestone / Firestone recall: Tires

What is wrong

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (Bridgestone) is recalling certain Bridgestone Dueler H/L 422 Ecopia P245/60R18, Dueler H/L Alenza 275/55R20, Ecopia H/L 422 Plus 235/55R20, Turanza EL440 235/60R18, and Firestone Destination LE3 225/65R17 tires with DOT code 2821. These tires may have been manufactured with a pinhole in the outboard side of the tire. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 139, "New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles."

What could happen

Tires containing a pinhole may slowly leak air, and the continued loss of air may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

The fix

Bridgestone will notify owners and replace affected tires with a comparable Bridgestone or Firestone brand tire, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 17, 2021. Owners may contact BATO customer service at 1-800-847-3272.

Vehicles covered

• Bridgestone Dueler H/L 422 Ecopia
• Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza
• Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus
• Bridgestone Turanza El440
• Firestone Destination Le3

Facts

NHTSA recall number

21T012000

Type

Tires

Filed by

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations

Reported to NHTSA

Aug 18, 2021

Owners notified

Sep 17, 2021

Vehicles or items affected

18,028

Started by

The manufacturer

Built

–

Part

Tires › Sidewall

Safety standard

FMVSS 139

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Other recalls for the same vehicles

• Bridgestone / Firestone recall: Tires Nov 3, 2022
• Bridgestone / Firestone recall: Tires Nov 25, 2020
• Firestone recall: Tires Dec 10, 2025

To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.