| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000056670 | Incident Date: Jul, 12 2000 |
| Consumer's City: NICEVILLE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations |
| Model Name: FIREHAWK | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 17 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: We were travelling down a smooth, straight highway at 45mph when we heard a loud pop and noticed some vibration. we pulled over and noticed some irregularity in the sidewall of the left rear tire. it was not flat. i nursed it home and drove it to the firestone dealer the next day. they showed me a large gaping hole in the tread that i hadn't noticed. they gave me a new tire free of all charges. when i bought this vehicle in june 1999, it had the same size and model tires on it and the same thing happened to one of them, prompting me to buy a new set. those original tires were old and cracked (but still had plenty of tread) so i did not think at that time the first failure had anything to do with manufacturer's defects. my wife and i are a little worried about the safety and reliability of these tires now. have you received any other reports of failure for this model tire and should we be concerned? (tiresize: 32x11.50r1) (tiresize: 32x11.50r1)( dot number: tire size: 32x11.50r1 ) |
