Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / WILDERNESS HT / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001071554 | Incident Date: May, 19 2001 |
| Consumer's City: CONCORD | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations |
| Model Name: WILDERNESS HT | 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, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 21 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: Vehicle passed state inspection 04/27/01. on 05/20/01 while driving on 2 lane hwy at 50mph the left front tire separated at the outer sidewall causing a "blow out" 1/3 of tread became dislodged forcing us to pull to side of road with probable damage to the wheel. fortunately, no-one in the vehicle or surrounding vehicles were injured. of note we had our two children ages 2&3 in the vehicle with us. we have contacted both ford motor co. and firestone and have been treated rather rudely and informed that these tires are not under recallat this time. i came across an article from august 2000 that stated that the nhtsa considered any wilderness at/ht with dot #'s ofvd,hy,w2 were considered unsafe. have there been any other reported problems with these tires and is there any recourse we should take?*ak (dot number: w208 tiresize: p235/70r16) |