| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002300350 | Incident Date: Nov, 30 2002 |
| Consumer's City: GOLETA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 3 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2004 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Two firestone steeltex tread separation on the same vehicle. *nm the consumer stated while driving, he heard a very subtle, unusual sound what seemed to be coming from the front of the vehicle, but before the consumer could clarify what the sound was, it seemed that the left front tire had exploded, all but a foot of the tread separated which caused the tread to loudly bang inside and outside of the wheel well. during this incident the brake line likely broke and the consumer was unable to slow the vehicle down. consequently the vehicle hit a rail and all three occupants were injured. prior to the accident the right front tire developed a bubble. *jb |
