Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE / 9999

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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)