| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002099395 | Incident Date: Jun, 21 2002 |
| Consumer's City: AUSTIN | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: PREVIA | Model Year: 1991 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JT3AC12R4M0 | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 08 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2090 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: After having tread separation diagnosed by the toyota dealership and my auto mechanic took the vehicle with bridgstone bt 70 tires to the firestone store on both occasions to be checked for tread separation. the first time firestone told me there no tread separation in any of the tires, because of my concern i requested and received confirmation in writing. the second time at the firestone store one tire was replaced , after detecting tread separation, the other three tires being told were okay. eight months later i experienced tread separation of one of the bridgestone bt70 tires while treveling on the highway, luckily i had slowed down to about 45 mph because i detected some unusual vibrations. i have the three tires and photographs of the separated tires. i have recently contacted bridgestone/firestone to report this incident. *ak |
