Consumer Complaint Detail

MICHELIN / ROAD HANDLER TIRE / 9999

B7XL

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003035898 Incident Date: Feb, 14 2003
Consumer's City: SANFORD Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP.
Model Name: ROAD HANDLER 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#: TKY244B5125 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 25 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the caller said three tires blew out. it sounded like a gun shot. the caller said the steel tread came off. when she took the tires to the dealer the forth one had a bulge on the tread , and they took it off the vehicle. the caller said that the vehicle was sitting still all three times. the tires had about 8000 miles on them, the tread depth was like new. vehicle was only driven locally. dealer did not want to help her, and told the caller to call the manufacturer. in turn, the manufacturer said the tires were sold to sears only and she needs to go back to them. the tires are michelin sears road handler load range e steel belted radial, 950/r16.5; and dot # b7xl.*ak updated 11/2/2005 - the consumer still has the tire in her possesion. *nm