Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX / 9999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002300354 Incident Date: Mar, 09 2002
Consumer's City: HIGHLAND Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX 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: Sep, 07 2004 Complaint Type: LETR
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: The consumer had three firestone steeltex tire blowouts on her motorhome. *nm the consumer read about a recall regarding the same type of tires that were on her motorhome, however when she contacted the local dealer, she was told her tires were not on recall. the consumer contacted firestone and was told to send the tire to them. the consumer received a response from firestone who stated the consumer somehow damaged the tire which caused the steel bands to rust which cause the blowout. *jb