Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 3500 / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000046144 | Incident Date: Jul, 05 2000 |
| Consumer's City: JEKYLL ISLAND | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO 3500 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GBHG31R4W1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Complete tread separation, much like described on ford explorer incidents. in our case (luckily) i could maintain vehicle control, since the tire did not blow out. i suspect firestone has quality problems on tires other than the explorer size. the incident could have been much more serious if the tire had blown. note that the while the basic chassis is a chevrolet (express van), it was modified to a motor home by home & park motorhomes, 100 shirley ave., kitchener, ontario, canada n2b 2e1 tel. 519-745-1169. while on a '98 chevrolet chassis, the motorhome is described as a '99 roadtrek 200. if you can provide information on how to determine "dot" identification, i will be happy to try to get you that info. note that the failed tire was traded in on a new tire at dorsey tire & trailer, po box 1157, brunswick, ga 31521, tel. 912-261-9947, so may have been discarded. i assume the other 4 tires would have the same dot info. dorsey's paperwork listed "dot off/brand" as sp872kd120 and "dot on/brand" as v611b1c2700. perhaps this is the data you need. also, there were a number of different numbers molded into the outer wall of the tire: e.g. 120/116r & tpc spec 2012ms. i found your format for the "failed component/part information" a tad confusing - suggest 2 sets of boxes: one for description, location etc. and another for crash, fire etc.( dot number: tire size: lt245/75r1 ) |