Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / RANGER / 1989

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000048937 Incident Date: Aug, 14 2000
Consumer's City: HAYES Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: RANGER Model Year: 1989
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTCR10A7KU Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 03 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1992
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Left home in morning to go to work. in first 200 yards felt bump, bump, bump in steering. stopped and looked at left front tire. tread was separated from carcass for about six inches along edge of tire as part of a one foot long bulge about half the tread surface in width. steel belt was showing in gap and some wires were broken. had noticed previous day that steering pulled to the right. tires are not worn out - about 1/8 in tread left. bought truck used with 30k miles. don't know if these are original tires or not. have digital photos tell me where to send them.( dot number: w2hvm0019h tire size: p215/70r14 )