Warranty
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WHAT THIS LIMITED WARRANTY
DOES NOT COVER
This Limited Warranty does not cover the following:
1. Tire damage or irregular wear due to:
A. Road hazards, including, without limitation:
Puncture, cut, impact break, stone drill, bruise,
bulge, snag, etc.
B. Improper use or operation, including, without
limitation: Improper in ation pressure, overloading,
tire/wheel spinning, use of an improper wheel, tire
chain damage, misuse, misapplication, negligence,
tire alteration, or for racing or competition purposes.
C. Insuf cient or improper maintenance, including,
without limitation: failure to rotate tires as recom-
mended in this manual, wheel misalignment, worn
suspension components, improper tire mounting or
demounting, tire/wheel assembly imbalance, or other
vehicle conditions, defects, or characteristics.
D. Contamination or degradation by petroleum
products or other chemicals, re or other externally
generated heat, or water or other material trapped
inside the tire during mounting or in ation.
E. Improper repair. Improper repair voids this
Limited Warranty.
F. For RFT tires only, improper run- at or low tire
pressure operation, including, without limitation:
exceeding speed, distance, or other run- at/low-
pressure operation limitations.
2. Rapid tread wear or wear-out is not covered under the
Bridgestone Platinum Pact, Firestone Gold Pledge, or
Basic Limited Warranty. See the Supplemental Mileage
Limited Warranty section of this manual.
3. Weather/ozone cracking after 4 years from date of
tire manufacture.
4. Ride disturbance or vibration after 1/32 inch (0.8 mm)
of tread wear use.
5. Tires with sealant, balance, or other ller material
that was not originally applied or inserted by the
tire manufacturer.
6. Tires used in commercial service, except Bridgestone
Duravis and Firestone Transforce tires.
7. Tires purchased as used.
8. Tires in ated with anything other than air or nitrogen.
9. Tires purchased and normally used outside the United
States.
10. The cost of applicable federal, state, and local taxes.
11. Original equipment tires on new vehicles. (See separate
warranty, if applicable, in your vehicle’s glove box.)
12. Failure to follow any of the safety and maintenance
recommendations or warnings contained in this manual.
This Limited Warranty is in addition to and/or may be lim-
ited by any other applicable written warranty you may have
received concerning special tires or situations.