Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX TIRE / 9999

WZ11B1A056

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002215775 Incident Date: Mar, 31 2002
Consumer's City: JACKSON Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX TIRE Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNGC26JTTJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 25 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The right rear tire experienced tread separation while driving at 60 mph. *jb the rear of the vehicle went airborne and vibrated badly. the vehicle immediately stopped and nothing appeared out of order and at the speed of 40 mph there was no indication of vibrating or bouncing. the dealer found the tire tread partially separated from the carcass, there was no leakage of air, and no splitting of tread or sidewall. the firestone dealer said there were no recalls. (model tire/r4s ii) *scc *jb