Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / ATX / 9999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
2 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000045000 Incident Date: Apr, 08 2000
Consumer's City: ALBUQUERQUE Consumer's State: NM
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: ATX Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 12 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tread on the right rear tire spontaneously separated from the tire body which caused the vehicle to veer out of control across the highway and onto the shoulder where it flipped several times. the driver and front seat passenger were ejected from the vehicle during the flips and fatally injured. the passanger in the back seat, though seriously and severly injured, survived.*ak( dot number: vdhl1pm116 tire size: p235/75r15 )