129,000 tyres in U.S., Canada and Mexico by BFGoodrich Tires will be recalled, the company announced.
Approximately 104,000 of the recalled tyres were sold in the U.S. market. These tyres are primarily found on commercial light trucks, as well as full-sized heavy-duty vans, small RVs and some 3/4 and one ton pick-up trucks. This recall, which has been reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), includes eight specific commercial light truck tyre sizes that were produced under the following three product names: BFGoodrich Commercial T/A All-Season, BFGoodrich Commercial T/A All-Season 2 and BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A. BFGoodrich has observed that a limited number of these tyres experienced a rapid loss of air pressure due to a rupture of the sidewall in the bead area under severe usage conditions. This can result in a potential risk of loss of vehicle control or vehicle crash. At this time, there have been no injuries or fatalities reported. BFGoodrich recommends consumers remove these tyres as soon as possible in order to receive a similar product at no cost.