Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL ASR / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000054161 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2000
Consumer's City: FENTON Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL ASR Model Year: 9999
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: Oct, 01 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After driving on pavement, air temp 71 degrees for 45 minutes - the tire just came apart. there is a gaping hole down the center. we had another steeltex on the same vehicle loose its tread 8 weeks ago, and reported it here. this is the second firestone steeltex orginal tire on the rv that has fallen apart. we even had it inspected three days ago, and the pressure checked. because it is an rv the weight is considerable. the original tires just can't seem to hold up. now we are wondering if the vehicle is safe to drive. we had it inspected by a firestone dealer three days ago, and obviously they couldn't diagnose what was about to happen. this is very scary, a 12,000 pound vehicle loosing tires, twice in 8 weeks.*ak (dot number: vd1l1xd279 tiresize: lt25575r16)