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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001067528 | Incident Date: Mar, 08 2001 |
| Consumer's City: BEDFORD | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP. |
| Model Name: MXV4 | Model Year: 9999 |
| 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, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 18 2001 | 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: Sudden unexpected blowout of right front tire at 70 mph on interstate 10 in texas. immediate symptoms were drop of vehicle's right front, pulling of vehicle toward the right, and loud noise. pulled to shoulder immediately after ensuring vehicle control, reducing speed, and avoiding adjacent traffic. tread has completely separated from both sidewalls after 3,000 miles on oem equipment. no visible indication of puncture or other road hazard. proper inflation observed before incident and after on each remaining tire, including full sized spare. dot of all tires is m30d-erkx-5000. in possession of tread and both sidewalls as of 03/19/2001. contacted chrysler dealer who referred to tire manufacturer. contacted tire mfg authorized representatives who offered typical retail shop answers such as "improper maintenance" or "you ran over something". purchase date of vehicle is 01/31/2001 (approx 40 days of use). i have other information from the tires including paper barcode information if useful.*ak (dot number: 30derkx500 tiresize: 215/65 r16) |
