| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001076185 | Incident Date: Jul, 14 2001 |
| Consumer's City: NICEVILLE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations |
| Model Name: FIREHAWK | 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: Jul, 25 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: I purchased a set of 4 of these tires on 7/20/99 when my truck had 159,588 miles. the belts/tread are separating which i first notice as a bumpy ride. the first tire failed at 167,514 miles on 07/13/00. the second tire failed at 173373 miles on 05/16/01. the third tire failed at 174,337 miles on 07/25/01. that's 3 out of 4 so far and i'm keeping my eye on the last one because chances are it will fail too. the folks at the firestone dealer insist this is an isolated case and they know of on other failures of this model and size tire, but i don't feel safe riding on them. the defective tires are being replaced at no cost to me, but i would rather have my money back and go buy something other than firestone. i'd like to know what kind of failure analysis, if any, firestone is doing on my defective tires and if they reported anything to you. *ak (dot number: vdyk4ra218 tiresize: 32x11.5r15) |
