Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000048150 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
| Consumer's City: BEMIDJI | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MOUNTAINEER | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 30 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On april 2,2000 while traveling on interstate 10 at 70 mph i experienced a tire separation and blowout. at the time i had all five original tires on my mountaineer. after the separation i put the spare in service and the next morning i purchased three new firestone wilderness at tires and placed them in service which gave me five tires with zero miles on them.after hearing of the firstone recall after returning to minnesota i had my firestone dealer check my tires. i was informed that my tires did not meet the requirements for recall because they had the dot#w2hl instead of the dot#vdhl.all of my ties have the w2hl number and yet i was one of the persone that experienced a tire separation and blowout just as thet-v report stated was the reason for the recall. i have no trust in these tires. i would like a suggestionor instruction as to what to do. m. l. geiszler, bemidji,minn.estone recall( dot number: w2hl tire size: p235/75r15 ) |