Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 300 / 1987

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000059963 Incident Date: Nov, 26 2000
Consumer's City: PEACHTREE CITY Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 300 Model Year: 1987
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: NA Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 27 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tire failed on expressway. air pressure was cheched the day before and was 30psi. when tire failed a it sounded like a tire going over the dirver alert strips or grooves cut into the pavement on the shoulder of some roads. note the expressway did not have the grooves on it. after noise immediatly started to get over to right shoulder. when steering wheel turned a smoke like dust cloud appeared arround tire. when stopped on side of road the tire was completly off of rim on the outside. a small amount of black dust was around the tire. sams club clairmont road decatur ga replaced tire and checked manufactures defect. (dot number: c6d311 tiresize: p195/65r15)