Firehawk indy 500 285/30R19
Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 285/30R19; UTQG, warranty, prices, and OEM vehicle fitments.
NHTSA-reported issues for firestone firehawk indy 500 285/30R19
Top issue category: Tread / Belt
Most reported: Tread / Belt (6261) · Tires (General) (5323) · Sidewall (928) · Spare Tire (43) · Bead (42)
Reported across: 1982 – 2003 (14 years)
What owners described
Tread or belt separation appears in 25% of these reports; about 1.9× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 7,959 reports covering every model year of the Firestone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread or belt separation | 25% | 13% | 1.9× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 20% | 20% | 1.0× |
| Sidewall failure | 15% | 15% | 1.0× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 12% | 9% | 1.2× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 10% | 8% | 1.2× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 4% | 6% | 0.7× |
Mileage at failure
2,110 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 22,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,000 and 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Firestone. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
MY ITASCA SPIRIT HAS HAD THREE(3) BLOW-OUTS IN THE SAME LOCATION, THE BACK INSIDE PASSENGER TIRE. ONE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. FINALLY, A COMPANY FOUND THAT THE BRACKET HOLDING THE AIR BAG COMPRESSOR ONLY HAD ONE BOLT HOLDING IT UP INSTEAD OF FOUR. AS A RESULT THE HANGING BRACKET WAS SCRAPING THE TIRE. IN 2010 THERE AS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR IN THE BEDROOM AND SHOWER STALL THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED PLUS THE WHOLE LEFT OUTER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. A LOT OF OUT OF POCKET MONEY WAS SPENT ON TIRES AND REPAIRS. A PICTURE OF THE LAST BLOW OUT IS AVAILABLE.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP COMPASS, EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRES, SIZE: P215/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND THE SPARE WAS INSTALLED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,896.
TRAVELING EAST ON HWY 76 JUST OUTSIDE JULESBURG, CO, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT AT 75MPH. TIRE PRESSURES WERE AT 35 PSI ON ALL TIRES BEFORE TRIP A FEW DAYS EARLIER. TIRES HAVE ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND HAVE ABOUT 45% REMAINING TREAD. BLOWOUT PATTERN WAS A NEAR PERFECT CIRCLE WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD AREA OF THE TIRE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE CONSISTED OF BENT REAR QUARTER PANEL.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CELICA EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE PRIMEWELL TIRES, SIZE 195-60-15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CUPPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.
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.
Specs
| Brand | Firestone |
|---|---|
| Model | Firehawk Indy 500 285/30R19 |
| Season | N/A |
| Type | N/A |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
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Firestone firehawk indy 500 285/30R19: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Firehawk Indy 500 285/30R19 is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.
Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a general tire built for the passenger segment, the Firehawk Indy 500 285/30R19 is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.
The Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 285/30R19 has been part of Firestone's catalog since its introduction, and remains a current-production model.
For an apples-to-apples comparison against direct rivals, see the comparison pages linked from this tire's brand index.
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Last verified 2026-09-02.