Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX AT / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001072157 Incident Date: May, 17 2001
Consumer's City: HAYWARD Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX AT 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, 29 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: This is the second time i have had a blowout with these tires. fortunately there have been no injuries, only damage to my vehicle. if i was on a mountain road, or driving alont the coast this could have been much more serious. both times vehicles had to swerve into adjacent lanes to avoid tire debris (and me). i have replaced all firestone tires at my expense. these tires are not safe. i have a full size camper on this truck, and when a tire blows directional control is quite difficult to maintain. in over 400,000 miles of driving i've had 2 blowouts. both firestone steeltex at. *ak (dot number: vdor1ww485 tiresize: 23585r16)