Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / FIRESTONE / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000252686 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: KNOXVILLE Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
Model Name: FIRESTONE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:sidewall
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5TEVL52N03Z Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 25 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The consumer complained about a firestone tire problem. all 5 tires split on the sidewall. firestone sent an inspector, and was told it was a road hazard. vehicle was driven less than 1000 miles and the tires were defective. *ak the second set of tires had three tires with splits in the same area. the firestone inspector suggested that this was due to rocks or some sort of problem cutting the tires. the consumer had never driven the vehicle off of paved roads. all eight tires had splits in the same area. *sc