FR380
Firestone FR380; UTQG, warranty, prices, and OEM vehicle fitments.
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NHTSA-reported issues for firestone FR380
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (22) · Tread / Belt (12) · TPMS (1) · Valve (1)
What owners described
Tread or belt separation appears in 34% of these reports; about 2.6× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 29 reports filed against the Firestone FR380 across every vehicle it was fitted to 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 | 34% | 13% | 2.6× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 17% | 20% | 0.9× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 14% | 8% | 1.6× |
| Premature or uneven wear | 7% | 1% | 5.3× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 3% | 9% | 0.4× |
Mileage at failure
21 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 88,088 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 12,000 and 199,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Firestone FR380. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU FORESTER EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRE FR380, SIZE P215-60-R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES BECAME PREMATURELY WORN, OUT-OF-ROUND AND EXHIBITED TREAD AND BELT SEPARATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 53,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
1965 VOLKSWAGEN BUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ALONG WITH THE STEEL BELT. WHEN THE SEPARATION OCCURRED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANGING SOUND, AS THE TIRE BEGAN TO COME APART. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WEAVE UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT PERIODICALLY CROSSING INTO THE ADJACENT LANES. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE, HE NOTICED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH A LARGE CRACK, BUCKLING METAL AT THE QUARTER PANEL, AND OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TIRES WERE ON A RECALL LIST.
DURING THE TIME OF JUNE 24 2007 I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHERE THE VALVE STEM BLOW OUT OF A TIRE AND THE TIRE BLEW OF THE RIM AT NIGHT CAUSING MY CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH EMBANKMENT AND CAUSE THE CAR TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE TOTAL AND I THEN CONTACTED THE COMPANY OF FIRESTONE ON RESEARCH BLVD HERE IN AUSTIN TX.I WAS INJURED WITH NECK PAINS AND BACK PAINS. CALL #200703564 ELGIN TEXAS 78621 ELGIN POLICE DEPARTMENT #5122855757.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE FR380 TIRES, TIRE SIZE P215/70/R15. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD EXHIBITED PREMATURE WEAR. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR AND NINE MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THREE TIRES. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE TIRE CENTER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AND TO DETERMINE WHICH TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN.
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 | FR380 |
| 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 FR380: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the FR380 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 FR380 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 FR380 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 2026-10-07.