Tires (Bridgestone)
Tire recall 87T-003. NHTSA received BRIDGESTONE TIRE CO.’s report on Apr 6, 1987.
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The short answer
NHTSA received BRIDGESTONE TIRE CO.’s report on Apr 6, 1987. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
MOTORCYCLES ARE UNSTABLE UNDER HIGH SPEED AND HEAVYLOADS.
THE SPITFIRE S55 TOWING RADIAL TIRES CAUSES, WOBBLING, WANDERING, AND WEAVING ON MOTORCYCLES WITH HEAVY LOADS AND SPEED.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
TIRES WILL BE REPLACED WITH TIRES FOR STABLE PERFORMANCE OF MOTORCYCLES.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: TIRES/MOTORCYCLE.VEHICLE CATEGORY: MOTORCYCLES
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 2,445 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Bridgestone 13090R16Built from Jan 1, 1987 to Mar 1, 1987
- Bridgestone 12090R18Built from Jan 1, 1987 to Mar 1, 1987
- Bridgestone 15090R15Built from Jan 1, 1987 to Mar 1, 1987
- Bridgestone 14090R16Built from Jan 1, 1987 to Mar 1, 1987
Who is recalling it?
- Made by BRIDGESTONE TIRE CO..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which tires, by their DOT codes: the range is in the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site, not in this file. Check the code on your tire’s sidewall against it.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.