| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000052675 | Incident Date: Jul, 19 2000 |
| Consumer's City: CHOWCHILLA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: FR480 | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 4 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 21 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: Purchased vehicle on 3/10/2000 mileage on vehicle 37,410. on may 21, 2000 while driving on highway 99 at approximately 67-70 mph at approximately 1:30 in the afternoon my front tire shred. this resulted in approx 1,700 worth of damage to my vehicle. on july 20 while traveling on highway 152 at approximately 65-67 mph the rear tire shred, resulting in loss of control of the vehicle and ultimately our vehicle rolling over. both of these tires were firestone fr480's. my lawyer is retaining the vehicle at this time and it still has two of these defective tires on it. please reconsider your recall list, as i do not think it is complete.( dot number: tire size: 225/70r15 ) |
