| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002202505 | Incident Date: Oct, 21 2002 |
| Consumer's City: JACKSONVILLE | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP. |
| Model Name: MICHELIN | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSE69M02M | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 24 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Sidewall failure of tubeless radial right front tire. michelin "pilot" xse hx mxm4 225/45 r17 treadwear: 300 temperature: a traction: a tire was properly inflated and had only 8,190 miles (oem). mounted on a 2002 vw jetta gls. dot #: b98ah5bx3801 tread depth upon removal was 8/32" no prior damage to vehicle, i.e., steering linkage, struck pot holes, crashes, etc...no perceivable contributing factors other than workmanship/material defect. i covet similar information, i.e., consumer problems/complaints. i am a public safety employee (state trooper) and i have extensive training in traffic homicide investigation/traffic crash reconstruction. if you read this and feel that you experienced the same problem, please email me at: dmdjer2911@yahoo.com. *jb |
