NHTSA Complaint #729987 — 1998 FORD RANGER

YOU SHOULD NOT REPLACE PARTIALLY WORN TIRES WITH NEW TIRES UNLESS IN SETS! FIRESTONE ONLY REPLACES THE "VD" WILDERNESS TIRES. MY VEHICLE HAS 5 TIRES ON IT AND THEY GET ROTATED REGULARLY. THEY HAD WEAR ON ALL TIRES EQUALLY. ONLY 1 TIRE MET THE RECALL CRITERIA (VD). BUT I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES ON MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE FORD IN ORDER TO ASSURE EVENLY WORN TIRES. WHEN SAFETY IS AT STAKE, I SHOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE COST OF PROPERLY REPLACING MY TIRES ON ALL 5 WHEELS, WHEN THEY WERE ALL THE SAME TYPE, KIND, AND MANUFACTURER! FIRESTONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE REPLACEMENT TIRES! HOW DID THEY ONLY PUT 1 OF THE DEFECTIVE (PROVEN) TIRES ON MY TRUCK AT THE SAME TIME WHEN I BOUGHT THEM ALL AT THE SAME DEALER? IF A TIRE LINE IS BAD, IT'S BAD THROUGHOUT! NOT JUST AT ONE PLANT! GIVE THE CONSUMER A BREAK! FORCE FIRESTONE TO RECALL THE ENTIRE WILDERNESS AT LINE OF TIRES!!!( DOT NUMBER: VDHL TIRE SIZE: P225/R7515 )