Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE / 9999

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001077788 | Incident Date: Aug, 07 2001 |
Consumer's City: CLEARWATER | Consumer's State: FL |
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: Aug, 09 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: This is the second time with these tires that the tread came completely off. the first time it was a rear tire and there were 15 passengers in the vehicle, the driver was able to control the bus because of the dual wheels on the rear but the tire caused damage to the side of the bus. the second time was the left front, the driver was just minutes from picking up george stienbrenner's wife and guests. the bus went up one two wheels but the driver was able to regain control. the tire tread came compleatly off and damaged the side of the bus. *ak (dot number: 25434 ur tiresize: lt225/75r1) |