Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4S / 9999

VNW81XM4400

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003022631 Incident Date: Jul, 24 2003
Consumer's City: PAHRUMP Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX R4S Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FTNW21F61M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 27 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 13 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: an accident occurred when tire blew out and vehicle hit the berm and flipped over, end over end. the speed at the time of accident was 68 mph. the tire separated/blewout and the rim hit the ground pulling the vehicle into berm. no other vehicles were involved in this accident. a police report was filed and there were multiple injuries. the passenger spent 7 weeks in the hospital. the driver sustained multiple rib fractures, a collar bone fracture and shoulder blade fracture. the passenger sustained multiple broken ribs, a broken arm, broken vertebrae and vision and balance problems. no other problems with vehicles. the psi was checked regularly, vehicle was regularly serviced. no warnings or problems with tires prior to accident.*ak *nm the vehicle was declared a total loss. *sc