New Bridgestone, Bandag Warranty Extends Coverage for Premium Products
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 20, 2008) – Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) is introducing an extended warranty for its premium truck tires and casings, increasing the coverage period for seven years and three retreads. The exclusive new limited warranty covers the company’s best-selling Bridgestone-brand premium commercial tires and casing when retreaded with the Bandag® process.
If a premium Bridgestone-brand medium commercial truck tire becomes unusable before wearing to 2/32˝ remaining tread depth within seven years from the date of manufacture, BFNT will credit the owner $130.00 ($160.00 in Canada). If a premium Bridgestone-brand casing becomes unusable before three Bandag retreads, the owner will be credited $100.00 ($125.00 in Canada).
The exclusive new warranty covers the most popular Bridgestone-brand premium medium commercial truck tires: R287 steer, R280 steer, M726 EL drive and M720 drive in 11R22.5, 11R24.5, 295/75R22.5 and 285/75R24.5 sizes, in both G and H load ranges. Tires purchased on or after September 1, 2007 are covered.
Warranty coverage covers the casing for three retreads when it has been inspected and retreaded by Bandag-certified retreaders within seven years from the date the tire was manufactured.
This new extended tire warranty does not cover tire damage due to road hazards, improper use or operation, such as overloading and underinflation, insufficient or improper maintenance, or chemical contamination. See the Bridgestone limited warranty for details. The new warranty covers on-highway fleet operations only; no on/off-highway tires are included under the premium tire warranty. The “standard” warranty covers Bridgestone medium commercial tires for a period of five years, and does not provide consideration for retreads.
For more information on Bridgestone’s new premium extended warranty, see your dealer or truckstop, ask your Bridgestone representative or visit www.BridgestoneTrucktires.com. To download the new premium tire limited warranty – or any Bridgestone truck tire warranty – visit www.BridgestoneTrucktires.com, click on the “View Truck Tires” button and choose any premium tire product (R287, R280, M726 EL or M720). The warranty information can be viewed and printed from all product pages.
About Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC:
Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. BFNT develops, manufactures and markets Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires. The company is focused on wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off the road, motorcycle, agricultural and other tires to its customers in North America.
About Bridgestone Firestone Truck & Bus Tire Group:
Bridgestone Firestone Truck & Bus Tire Group, a division of Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC, produces medium and heavy duty truck tires for the original equipment and replacement markets. Bridgestone and Firestone brand truck tires are available through more than 2,500 dealers and truck stops across America. Around the world, top truck fleets and original equipment manufacturers rely on Bridgestone and Firestone brand tires for long tread life and low cost per mile.
About Bridgestone Bandag, LLC (Bandag) or (BSBD):
Muscatine, Iowa-based Bandag is the operating name of Bridgestone Bandag, LLC (Bandag), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc. Bandag manufactures retreading materials and equipment for its worldwide network of more than 800 franchised dealers that produce and market retread tires and provide tire management services. Bandag’s traditional business serves end-users through a wide variety of products offered by dealers, ranging from tire retreading and repairing to tire management systems outsourcing for commercial truck fleets. Tire Distribution Systems, Inc. (TDS), a wholly owned subsidiary, sells and services new and retread tires. In addition, Bandag has an 87.5 percent interest in Speedco, Inc., a provider of on-highway truck lubrication and routine tire services to commercial truck owner-operators and fleets.