November 22, 2000–Representing consumers nationwide who own or owned various models of Goodyear and Kelly-Springfield light truck and recreational vehicle tires, the law firms of Carey & Danis, LLC and Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll, PLLC filed a class action lawsuit on November 16, 2000 against the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company in the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit of Madison, County, Illinois.

The suit alleges that various models of Goodyear and Kelly-Springfield Load Range E, Load Range D, light truck and recreational vehicle tires were defective and not fit for their ordinary and intended use and did not perform in accordance with the reasonable expectations of ordinary consumers. According to Joseph Danis of Carey & Danis, "We believe that Goodyear and Kelly-Springfield have been aware of this problem for years and, indeed, have made a design change to address the defect. Moreover, in a tacit recognition of the severity of the problem, the defendants have engaged in a ‘silent recall' of the defective tires." Gary Mason, a partner with Cohen Milstein, added that "despite this ‘silent recall,' the defendants have left millions of tires on the road in which the defect has not been addressed or corrected."