Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / FIRESTONE / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000138154 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2000
Consumer's City: GILSON Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
Model Name: FIRESTONE Model Year: 2000
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: Feb, 26 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
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: Right front tire, firestone p22570r14 dot: vnfc1pr506, blewout while driving. before blowout, consumer noticed a 'fairly significant vibration, and inspection afterwards revealed that there had been a lump in tread of tire. this was second tire that consumer had to replace. please provide any additional information. *ak consumer states there was no blowout, and tread separated at location of lump, also the first failure occured in october 2000 was a slipped belt.*jb