0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003211590 | Incident Date: Apr, 26 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LAMPE | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX AT | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | 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: Apr, 29 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My wife was driving south of kansas city on mo highway 71. she was passing a car on the left lane of a divided highway and the right front tire "exploded, immediately pulling her off the road down a 3-4 ft. embankment into the median. luckily, she avoided rolling the truck and was not personally injured. the tire has seperated belts and looks like it "exploded". the tire is a firestone steeltex a/t lt 265/75 r16 dot vnw8 1xl 289. it is not listed in the firestone recall. the truck bumper, fender and wheel well was damaged. |