| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001068783 | Incident Date: Mar, 29 2001 |
| Consumer's City: MARLBORO | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: FORESTER | 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#: JF1SF6354YH | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 05 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: In two separate incidences, on 9/26/2000 and 03/30/2001, an original bridgestone tire supplied with a newly leased subaru forester had a blowout while driving at highway speeds. we regularly check tire pressure, and all pressures were on specifications, 29psi front and 36psi rear. yet they blew out. luckily the driver had both hands on the steering wheel, and the car could be stopped safely, without human damages. in the blowout on 03/30/2001, however, the rim sustained damages and had to be replaced as well as the tire. in both cases the blowout was through the sidewall, and not as a result of any puncture. in both cases the tire simply exploded from the inside, from what appears to be a bubble, possibly formed by a separation of the radial windings.*ak (dot number: 274 tiresize: 205/r75/15) |
