Consumer Complaint Detail

SUMITOMO / SUMITOMO / 9999

BDE 456

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000260421 Incident Date: Aug, 22 2000
Consumer's City: CHICAGO Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: SUMITOMO CORP OF AMERICA
Model Name: SUMITOMO Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires:bead
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JH2AF1208HS Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 15 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A tire manufactured by sumitomo with dunlop brand name blew out while being driven on honda elite scooter. there appears to have been a bead failure. the tire had only four wires at point of failure. the dot# is bde 456 and the model number is k788. the driver was killed. *ak