Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003211168 Incident Date: Apr, 21 2003
Consumer's City: LINCOLN Consumer's State: NE
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL 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#: 1GAHG39R511 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 22 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 06 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The university of nebraska. lincoln has been experiencing a number of tire failures on 15 passenger vans. tires which are properly inflated, and with ample tread life are experiencing tread separation and complete failure. the size and brand is firestone steeltex radial r49 lt245/75r16 load range "e" we have experience 4 tire failures since january 1, 2003/ *jb