Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001082483 Incident Date: Oct, 04 2001
Consumer's City: THOUSAND OAKS Consumer's State: CA
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
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 23 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: The oct. 5th. incident happened while my camper was on the truck. tread was thrown and then the tire exploded. it tore the fender, body panel and running board. the tire was destroyed this tire had been a spare and had only about 14000 miles on it. i sent the tire to firestone and they said it wasn't their fault. the first incident occurred on aug. 30 when there was nothing in the truck bed and caused about $1,700.00 damage. firestone compensated me for this incident. i am sure both tires were faulty and plan to go to small claimes court for damages. *ak (dot number: vdw81xm399 tiresize: 265/75r16)