| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001075132 | Incident Date: Jul, 02 2001 |
| Consumer's City: MARLBORO | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: FORESTER | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JF1SF6354YH | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 13 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Four of the 5 original tires have had sidewall blowouts, although i carefully maintain tire pressure. in this last event the front left tire exploded as the car was exiting rte9 in nj to the service road [a mild s exit ramp at about 38 mph]. the car lost steering control and bounced over the curb. the rear tire also exploded when it followed over the curb. in previous events both right side tire blew out in two separate times while my son was returning from college on the taconic parkway in new york. 4 out of five is a great baseball average but a lousy tire score for failures due to blowouts. i suspect a bad batch that may be on a limited number of foresters.*ak (dot number: elytchb349 tiresize: 205/70r/15) |
