Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / AFFINITY / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001082932 Incident Date: Oct, 30 2001
Consumer's City: FALLS CHURCH Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: AFFINITY 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, 31 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: Tire burst at less than 30mph. 3+ inch rip through exterior sidewall along radial line of tire. no impacts or other adverse initiating events. no signs of other puncture. my wife was accelerating from a stop light. we are in the dc area and still have the tire (at the moment) for examination. this is a brand new tire with about 1000 miles on it. *ak (tiresize: p215/65r15)