Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX TIRE / 9999

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Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000303347 Incident Date: Apr, 30 2000
Consumer's City: WASHINGTON Consumer's State: DC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX TIRE Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 04 2004 Complaint Type: CON
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: The re-opening of the investigation into the firestone steeltex tires. *bf the tire exploded while the consumer was changing the tire. when the tire exploded it threw the consumer into the barrier between the freeway and broke the consumers neck in two places. *sc the conumer heard an unusual noise coming from the tires. *tc *jb