Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE / 9999

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001072402 | Incident Date: Jun, 01 2001 |
Consumer's City: VIRGINIA BEACH | Consumer's State: VA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE | Model Year: 9999 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 01 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
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: Tire had complete castastrophic failure of the side wall while on highway driving 54 mph. the entire side wall blew out. this tire had less than 15 days driving time on it since it was the spare that was replaced on monday, 21 may. the only other time it was used was for 2 days last summer. the tire was brand new!!!*ak (dot number: 120/116r tiresize: lt24575r16) |