Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / K25 / 1988

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000044278 Incident Date: Aug, 04 2000
Consumer's City: HOLLISTER Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: K25 Model Year: 1988
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1988
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Casing peeled from tire while driving at high rate of speed. casing became entagled around rear axle, hydraulic brake lines, and the emergency brake cable. pressure on the emergency brake cable caused emergency brake to be activated. almost resulting in an accident with four other motor vehicles on interstate 5. time of occurence was 6 a. m. tire pressure was checked the evening before for proper inflation as part of trip preparation. trip was planned for 700 miles. tire failed at 60 miles into the trip. california highway patrol stopped to lend assistance, but a report was not filed.( dot number: tire size: p235/75r15 )