NHTSA tire-safety data for the Chevrolet C2500: recall notices matched to its factory tire fitment, plus owner-reported complaint volume. Recalls require a free remedy; complaints are unverified owner reports. Both are shown so you can judge the full safety picture.
6 tire-related recall notices on record for tires matched to this vehicle's factory fitment. Review each notice below and check your specific tire's DOT code against the campaign.
NHTSA campaigns
Tire recall notices matched to this vehicle
Each notice below is an NHTSA recall on a tire that matches one of this vehicle's factory fitment sizes (match confidence ≥ 0.5). A recall on a tire model does not mean every unit is defective; check the DOT date code on your sidewall against the campaign's affected production window.
Campaign 24T011000
Component
TIRES
Manufacturer
Pirelli Tire, LLC
Affected models
{"subject":"Tire Tread May Separate","potentially_affected":"3093"}
Reported
2024-10-08
Summary. Pirelli Tire, LLC. (Pirelli) is recalling certain Scorpion Trail II, Metzeler Tourance Next, and Next II tires sold as replacements and for the Metzeler Tourance Next 150/70R18 M/C 70V tire, also installed as original equipment on certain Triumph motorcycles. Please refer to the recall report for specific sizes. Irregular tire wear may break the belt reinforcement, causing pieces of the tread to separate.
Consequence. Tread separation can cause vehicle instability, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy. Dealers will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 20, 2024. Owners may contact Pirelli Customer Service at 1-800-747-3554.
{"subject":"Missing the Date Code on the Tire/FMVSS 139","potentially_affected":"79"}
Reported
2016-04-27
Summary. Pirelli Tire LLC (Pirelli) is recalling certain P Zero Trofeo tires sizes, 225/50ZR15 91Y, manufactured from April 1, 2015, through April 7, 2015, and 245/45ZR16 94Y manufactured from March 21, 2015, through March 26, 2015. The affected tires may not be marked with a date code. As such, these tires fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 139, "New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles."
Consequence. A missing date code could render the tire difficult to identify in the event of a safety-related issue, possibly causing them not to be removed from service. This will increase the risk of crash.
Remedy. Pirelli will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires missing the date code, free of charge. The recall began on June 14, 2016. Owners may contact Pirelli customer service at 1-800-747-3554.
Summary. PIRELLI IS RECALLING CERTAIN PIRELLI PZERO CORSA TIRES, SIZE 285/35 ZR19 (99Y) K1, IP 1778200 (LEFT) AND IP 1778300 (RIGHT) MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 2007 AND JULY 2009. PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION / BELT EDGE SEPARATION CAN OCCUR AT CONSTANT MAXIMUM HIGH SPEEDS (AT AND OVER 270 KMH OR 168 MPH FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME).
Consequence. TREAD OR BELT EDGE SEPARATION COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy. PIRELLI TIRE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIRELLI TIRE AT 1-800-747-3554, SELECT OPTION #2.
{"subject":"FMVSS 119/INCORRECT LOAD RANGE STAMPING","potentially_affected":"1615"}
Reported
2009-02-06
Summary. PIRELLI TIRE, LLC IS RECALLING CERTAIN METZELER ME880 MARATHON MOTORCYCLE TIRES, SIZES 130/90B16 M/CTL 73H REINFORCED AND 140/90B16 M/CTL 77H REINFORCED, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 22 AND SEPTEMBER 13, 2008. THESE TIRES HAVE A SERIAL NUMBER THAT STARTS WITH A PLANT CODE OF EB. THESE TIRES WERE STAMPED WITH INCORRECT LOAD RANGE WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE LABELING REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 119, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH A GVWR OF MORE THAN 4,536 KILOGRAMS (10,000 POUNDS) AND MOTORCYCLES."
Consequence. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD IS TO PROVIDE SAFE OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE LEVELS.
Remedy. METZELER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT METZELER CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT 1-877-202-4993.
Summary. PIRELLI IS RECALLING 8,273 TIRES, SIZE LT 235/80 R 17 LOAD RANGE E, PRODUCED FROM JULY 11, 2005 TO OCTOBER 30, 2007. TREAD CHUNKING, TREAD CHUNKOUT, PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATION AND/OR BELT EDGE SEPARATION CAN OCCUR.
Consequence. ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy. PIRELLI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 28, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIRELLI AT 1-800-747-3554, SELECT OPTION #2.
Summary. TIRE DESCRIPTION: DESERT DOG LIGHT TRUCK TIRES SIZE LT245/75R16 E WITH SERIAL NUMBER XL 11A288 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 1998 AND MARCH 2000. DUE TO A VARIABILITY IN COMPONENT ADHESION DURING PRODUCTION, THE TIRES CAN DEVELOP CHUNKING, AND PARTIAL TREAD SEPARATIONS IN USE.
Consequence. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF AIR, CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND POSSIBLY A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy. PIRELLI WILL NOTIFY ITS DISTRIBUTORS AND CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THE AFFECTED TIRES TO THE NEAREST PIRELLI DEALER FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 3, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PIRELLI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT 800-327-2442.
The recalls above matched tires offered in the following OEM size for the Chevrolet C2500. Confirm your size against the driver-door placard.
245/75R16
NHTSA-reported issues for chevrolet C2500
19
Complaints
2
Crashes
3
Injuries
1
Deaths
Top issue category:Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (9) · Tread / Belt (9) · Spare Tire (1)
Reported across: 1988 – 1996 (8 years)
What owners described
Sidewall failure appears in 36% of these reports; about 2.4× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 11 reports covering every model year of the Chevrolet C2500 that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
Reported problem
This subject
All tire complaints
Relative
Sidewall failure
36%
15%
2.4×
Tread or belt separation
27%
13%
2.0×
Blowout or sudden deflation
27%
20%
1.4×
Cracking or dry rot
18%
9%
2.0×
Loss of control, rollover or collision
18%
8%
2.2×
Bubble or bulge in the tire
9%
6%
1.5×
Mileage at failure
5 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 16,251 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,000 and 27,602 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Chevrolet C2500. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SAID THAT TIRE SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT A PROBLEM. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE ROAD AND WAS GOING TO PULL INTO REST AREA. A SECOND TIRE BLEWOUT ON LEFT REAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIRESTONE FIREHAWK, R45LT26575R16. LOAD RANGE C.*AK FIRESTONE 265/75/R16
NHTSA complaint 230058 · 1995 vehicle
1993, CHEVROLET C2500, ABOUT 5,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, TIRE SIZE LT24575R16. WHILE DRIVING THERE IS VIBRATION WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER. DEALER STATED IT WAS BAD TIRE, AND ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A BULGE IN IT. WENT TO A TIRE PLACE AND THEY CONFIRMED WHAT DEALER SAID. ALSO, INDICATED THAT WHEELS OF THE TRUCK WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK DEALER FOUND ONE OF THE TIRES TO HAVE SIDEWALL/TREAD SEPARATION. DOT#MK11JNHV449 - GOODYEAR WORKHORSE TIRES. *SLC
NHTSA complaint 254406 · 1993 vehicle
WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD PORTION OF THE GOODYEAR LOAD RANGE E TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN ROLLOVER, ONE PERSON WAS EJECTED (NOT WEARING SEAT BELT) WHICH RESULTED IN FATALITY AND ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED DURING ACCIDENT. TIRES PURCHASED ON MAY 5, 1996 WITH ONLY 27,602 MILES OF WEAR. (INVESTIGATION REPORT ATTACHED) *MJS
NHTSA complaint 269072 · 1994 vehicle
ON 6/22/01 I BOUGHT 4 NEW MICHELIN 245-75R16 TRUCK TIRES FOR MY PICKUP FOR $524.62. THE VEHICLE IS USED FOR PLEASURE AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED. THE TIRES CURRENTLY HAVE ONLY 16,251 MILES ON THEM. DURING MY ANNUAL VEHICLE INSPECTION, THE INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKING SIDEWALLS (DRY-ROT). I RETURNED TO THE PLACE OF TIRE PURCHASE AND THE MANAGER SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT SAFE, COULD POSSIBLY BLOW-OUT, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE TIRES LOOK BRAND-NEW OTHER THAN THE CRACKED SIDEWALLS. I CONTACTED MICHELIN AND THEY REFUSED ANY ACTION. I BELIEVE THAT TIRES SHOULD NOT FAIL DUE TO DRY-ROT WITH ONLY 16,251 MILES.
NHTSA complaint 687600 · 1988 vehicle
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
What to do if a tire on your vehicle is recalled
Find your tire's DOT code. The DOT date code is on the tire sidewall; the last four digits are the week and year of manufacture (e.g. 2419 = week 24 of 2019). Recalls apply to specific production windows, so this tells you whether your tire is in scope.
Check the campaign. Enter the NHTSA campaign number (linked in each notice above) at the free NHTSA recall lookup, or search by your tire brand and model.
Claim the free remedy. Under U.S. law, a recalled tire is remedied at no cost by the manufacturer; typically free replacement. Contact the tire maker or the dealer that sold the tire; you do not pay for a recall remedy.
Register your tires. Registering with the manufacturer (tire shops can do this at install) means you are notified directly of future recalls instead of finding out by chance.
Yes; there are 6 tire-related recalls on record matched to the Chevrolet C2500's factory tire fitment. Each notice above links to its NHTSA campaign. Recalls apply to specific production windows, so check the DOT date code on your sidewall.
How do I check if my tire is recalled?
Read the DOT date code on the sidewall (the last four digits are the week and year of manufacture), then enter the NHTSA campaign number or your tire brand and model at the free NHTSA recall lookup. Recalls cover specific production windows, so the date code determines whether your tire is affected.
What do I do if my tire is recalled?
A recalled tire is remedied at no cost; usually free replacement by the manufacturer. Contact the tire maker or the dealer that sold it. You never pay for a recall remedy under U.S. law.
Are tire complaints the same as a recall?
No. This vehicle has 19 tire-related owner complaints filed with NHTSA, but complaints are voluntary reports of problems; not verified defects and not a recall. A recall is an official campaign requiring a free remedy. Complaint volume is a useful relative quality signal, not proof of a defect.
Sources
Last verified 2026-10-07 against the sources below.
