Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX TIRE / 9999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001136545 Incident Date: Jan, 17 2001
Consumer's City: VAN NUYS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX TIRE Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes 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: Feb, 07 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
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: Tread separated from left rear tire while driving 40mph. tire blewout. this caused vehicle to lose control & cross over four lanes of highway traffic. managed to stop vehicle, and checked tires. noticed steel belts were showing through after separation. p245/75r16 on 1996, chevrolet, suburban with 42,000 miles.*ak