| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002173740 | Incident Date: Apr, 24 2002 |
| Consumer's City: WAYNESBURG | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: GENERAL | 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: May, 05 2002 | 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: There's a separation on the side of the tire. general tire, 17235/85r16. *ak four out of six tires had sidewall separations that were serious. ford finally declared four of the six as being defective and replaced them. cosnumer was having the vehicle checked when the claims adjuster pointed out that the two front tires had tread separation deep enough for a dime to fit 1/8th of an inch. the separations were two to four inches in length. the two outer back tires also have tread separation but not as deep as the front two. ford trys to characterize the defects as unusual tread wear. the defects were actually sidewall separations. consumer was only partially reimbursed for the defects. *jg |
