| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002095499 | Incident Date: Jun, 29 2002 |
| Consumer's City: LANTANA | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Model Name: COACHMEN | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDXE40S6WH | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Second failure in 3 months. traveling on florida's turnpike. just pulled out of service plaza attempting to get up speed to 55 mph. steel wires in tire tread broke. the tire tread peeled off causing a blowout. did damage to motorhome body parts. detroyed safety sheilds in wheel well, broke electrical wires loose, badly damaged a storage compartment along with some of the contents. i reported the first (same type) failure to you in april 2002. i did'nt know to keep the tire tread the first time. firestone replaced the first tire since i didn't wish to file any liabilty claim. i made the minor repairs myself. i saved and have the entire tread this time in a single piece. i e-mailed firestone consumer affairs a week ago. i am waiting a reply to my request to file a claim for liability since i am unable to make the repairs this time. since this happened twice in three months, i am convinced the factory installed tires were defective. why did firestone change the name on this tire? the new tire is an r4s ii. was there a problem with the r4s first edition?*ak |
