Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / P26570R16 / 9999

8X72 WL 2

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003216396 Incident Date: May, 27 2003
Consumer's City: ORO VALLEY Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Model Name: P26570R16 Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:sidewall
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GKFK16Z22J Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 01 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 01 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Firestone tire exploded while driving speed limit too lake havasu, az, may 28, causing erratic control of vehicle. appears sidewall dislodged from tire and and tread dislodged from base tire framing. tire info: firestone wilderness le - p265/70r16 111s m/s; tubeless; other number on side of tire: dd726g g09r (e4) 027680 dot 8 x 72 wl2 .damaged area shows a number ?4601? (? = denotes unknown numbers if anyin these places) damage to undercarrage of vehicle as well to the wheel well.*ak