Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / WILDERNESS HT / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000056059 Incident Date: Oct, 11 2000
Consumer's City: CHATTANOOGA Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Model Name: WILDERNESS HT 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, 13 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: While traveling on i-75 on october 12, 2000, i was going at a speed of 75 miles per hour when i heard a noise and felt my ford truck pull. i immediately began to slow the vehicle when all of a sudden a much louder noice and more violent shaking gripped the vehicle. i wrestled with the steering wheel of the truck as it lerched in irratic movements. i luckily was able to move it to the far right lane and onto a shoulder. how, i am not sure since traffic was heavy and a semi was closing in on the right side. when i exited the truck and looked at the front, i saw a tire almost completely disentigrated with the outside rubber strip separated from the mangled inner portions of the tire. it had literally come apart and hung onto the rim in rubber rags. (tiresize: 235/70r16)( dot number: tire size: 235/70r16 )