| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000043240 | Incident Date: Jul, 22 2000 |
| Consumer's City: TAMPA | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: ATX II | Model Year: 9999 |
| 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, 04 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was traveling on i-75 southbound from ga. to fl. at 70 mph when i heard a loud noise from the front of my ford explorer. i observed a piece of tire tread in my rearview mirror. not having lost control or feeling like my tire was flat, i beleived i had run over a piece of old tread in the roadway. i motioned to a driver next to me to look at my tire. he motioned back that it looked ok. i continued driving from the wildwood, fl. area to tampa, fl. at interstate speed and through intermitant rain. upon arriving home and after driving the vehicle again for an errand, i checked the tire and observed that the entire tread of my right front tire was gone! i went to the firestone store @ 9035 n. florida ave, tpa and was told that i must have struck something, possibley a nail, and that made the tread separate. and, that tread will not just come off a tire. i was sold another atx. *ak( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 ) |
