| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002101804 | Incident Date: May, 19 2002 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: FR680 | 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, 28 2002 | 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: On 5/30/02, i drove my civic home from austin, tx on hwy 71 at 60mph. on approaching hwy i-10 vibrations at the right rear wheel were felt. when i got on hwy i-10 at 2pm that wheel became bumpy, followed by a loud bang from its cover/fender, shaking so strongly that i had to pull over. i found the tire's treated portion peeled off and lost, and the lower forward corner of the wheel cover broken loose, dangling outwards. i managed to drive home using the spare tire, although the car seemed no longer road-worthy. dt |
