Wilderness LE
Firestone Wilderness LE; UTQG, warranty, prices, and OEM vehicle fitments.
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NHTSA-reported issues for firestone wilderness LE
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (56) · Tread / Belt (35) · Sidewall (18) · Spare Tire (1) · Valve (1)
What owners described
Blowout or sudden deflation appears in 33% of these reports; about 1.6× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 83 reports filed against the Firestone Wilderness LE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 33% | 20% | 1.6× |
| Sidewall failure | 30% | 15% | 2.0× |
| Tread or belt separation | 17% | 13% | 1.3× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 11% | 8% | 1.3× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 5% | 9% | 0.5× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 1% | 6% | 0.2× |
Mileage at failure
40 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 24,500 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 5,000 and 48,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Firestone Wilderness LE. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LETIRES, TIRES SIZE: 265/70R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE BEFORE A LOUD BOOMING SOUND WAS HEARD. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN A 2000, GMC, YUKON; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT; P265/70R16; DOT# UNAVAILABLE. TIRE WAS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
WAS DRIVING IN NEWMEXICO ON HOT SUMER DAY. TIRE FAILED. THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL SHREADED. FIRESTONE CLAIMED IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT! FINALLY REPLACED THE TIRE AT A DISCOUNT PRICE OF $70.00. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TIRE TO HAVE FAILED. HAD BEEN DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE ABOUT 800 MILES OVER HOT HIGHWAY. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW TIRE ON A NEW VEHICLE. SO SIGN OF A HOLE OR DAMAGE COULD BE FOUND. HOWEVER TIRE WAS IN BAD SHAPE. (TIRESIZE: P265 70R16)
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS LE, P265/70R16, DOT 8X72WLI4700, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, GMC YUKON XL WITH 14383 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN NOTICED VIBRATION. SHE PULLED OVER, AND SAW TREAD ON REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD SEPARATED ALL AROUND TIRE, EXCEPT FOR 5 INCHES. NO ACCIDENT.
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 | Wilderness LE |
| 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 wilderness LE: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Wilderness LE 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 Wilderness LE 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 Wilderness LE has been part of Firestone's catalog since its introduction, and remains a current-production model.
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Last verified 2026-10-07.