Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / FIREHAWK / 9999

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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 )