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Old Feb 27, 2019 | 09:04 PM
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Old Feb 27, 2019 | 09:16 PM
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I wonder if I can get the dealership to install regular tires instead of the runflats.
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Old Feb 27, 2019 | 11:19 PM
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I wonder if I can get the dealership to install regular tires instead of the runflats.
thats a great idea
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Old Feb 28, 2019 | 04:44 AM
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i doubt it, just like a tire store they will claim its a safety issue. What people do instead at Discount Tire is just bring the wheels to do a tire change then put them back on at the house. Discount cant say anything if its just wheels.
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Old Feb 28, 2019 | 08:58 AM
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Yes, just received call from dealer about the run flat tires that could or may not affect individual LS Autos. So all LS auto being recalled over the next 30 days. I too would love the regular tires and not run flat.
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Old Feb 28, 2019 | 02:36 PM
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I checked my car's VIN# and nothing came up. They are recalling about 6,300 2018 LS500s with tires from one manufacturer, so don't know if it's all 2018 LS500s or not. I have Bridgestone tires on my car.
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Old Feb 28, 2019 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by nsaldanh
I checked my car's VIN# and nothing came up. They are recalling about 6,300 2018 LS500s with tires from one manufacturer, so don't know if it's all 2018 LS500s or not. I have Bridgestone tires on my car.
Mine came up and I have the same tires. My LS was built on 03/18. I'm not using my stock tires so it'll be a huge hassle to have them swapped.
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Old Mar 1, 2019 | 04:57 AM
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My car was built 8/18 - so maybe they had fixed the issue by that point in time.
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Originally Posted by Damage
I wonder if I can get the dealership to install regular tires instead of the runflats.
I literally left an email for my service adviser, hopefully he says yes cause then I will switch to Michelin, non runflats.
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Old Mar 1, 2019 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by LexRuger
Mine came up and I have the same tires. My LS was built on 03/18. I'm not using my stock tires so it'll be a huge hassle to have them swapped.
I mean you could just mount them back on and go in or see if your dealership will do it while they are off, worth a try if you good with your dealership.
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Old Mar 3, 2019 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by nsaldanh
My car was built 8/18 - so maybe they had fixed the issue by that point in time.
same. No call or vin showing up as recalled.
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Old Mar 9, 2019 | 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by vantage78


same. No call or vin showing up as recalled.
mine shows up. But my dealer tells me no fix for mine yet...
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Default Why the hate on run flats

i have the bridgestones on the LS
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Old Mar 14, 2019 | 05:22 AM
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I just signed up to get a 2018 F-sport and waiting for them to swap the tires...its bridgestone swapping them for some new version of bridgestone...its been almost 2 weeks, still waiting for them to get it ready. Also they said they are swapping the TPMS sensors, i think thats what its called...
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Originally Posted by silvaIS
I just signed up to get a 2018 F-sport and waiting for them to swap the tires...its bridgestone swapping them for some new version of bridgestone...its been almost 2 weeks, still waiting for them to get it ready. Also they said they are swapping the TPMS sensors, i think thats what its called...
So tire sensors included in this recall or just cause your getting different tires.
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