| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002099459 | Incident Date: Sep, 07 2002 |
| Consumer's City: RIVERSIDE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| Model Name: TIOGA | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDXE45S9YH | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 08 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: New tire due to warranty exchange, less than 2000 miles on rear tires of motorhome. traveling on fwy approximately 65 mph and passanger rear inside tire blew-out. complete tread separation and sidewall blowout. air pressure checked prior to leaving on trip less than 150 miles prio to blow-out. this tire and 3 others, same size and brand, had just been replaced due to weather cracking of prior tires. prior tires had less than 15,000 miles on them before replacement. luckily no crash, due to the blowout happening on crowded sunday afternoon freeway traffic in southern california. what do we do, as we have no confidence in firestone tires and want to replace with other brand, but would like compensation from firestone towards purchase of new tires?*ak |
