Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / EXPLORER / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000043507 Incident Date: Apr, 22 2000
Consumer's City: TAMPA Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:tail lights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMDU32XXVU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 06 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My wife and i were driving on i 75 in florida going about 60mph on easter sunday 2000(1997 ford explorer xlt). without any warning the back passenger side tire blew out. the car pulled suddenly to the right, i managed to gain control of the vehical and stop it in the middle of the road. the tire did $2800($500 deductable) in damage to the vehical. the tred peeled off of the tire and bent the rear fender under the car. it also broke the rear tail light and scratched the paint. a claim was filed with nationwide ins. and with ford motor credit.( dot number: tire size: 235/75 )