2 Injured
0 Death
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 |