Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / WILDERNESS AT III / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000054838 Incident Date: Sep, 05 2000
Consumer's City: OVIEDO Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: WILDERNESS AT III 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, 04 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: All four tires had cracks in the tire thread. one tire had 14" split, second tire had 4" split, third tire had numerous 1" splits and the fourth tire many 1/2" splits. local firestone dealer stated road hazard caused splits. olsen tires (purchased road hazard protection) stated tires were defective, splits in threads were not caused by road hazard and tires were worn out. replaced firestone tires with four new cooper tires purchased from action gator tire dealer. i have the four old firestone tires in my possession for observation by nhtsa or firestone. (dot number: vn08 tiresize: p235-70r16)