| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001073220 | Incident Date: Jun, 15 2001 |
| Consumer's City: CENTER BARNSTEAD | Consumer's State: NH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LEGACY | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH6756Y6 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 16 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Sidewall deterioration and failure. on sidewall, 1 cm. below the corner/beginning of tread, rubber deteriorated esposing white material underneath for the entire circumference of tire. no blowout experienced, just slow leak resulting in flat. vehicle location at time of failure: nh route 16 south, 0.5 miles before exit 9. very hot day - temperatures in the mid 90's. failed tire left at tri-city subaru (nh) service desk on 6/16 - contact service manager (paul) at (603) 742-3647 (mon-fri 8am-5pm). due to local unavailability of firestone wilderness at replacement tire (on 6/16), my vehicle now has a goodyear spirit tire on front/left. i am aware that having different design tires on my vehicle is unsafe, but i had no choice. it would have been more unsafe to continue driving on the donut spare. requesting of tri-city to replace failed tire, and reinburse my costs associated with the goodyear spirit tire. *ak (tiresize: p225/60r16)( dot number: tire size: p225/60r16 ) |
