| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003221752 | Incident Date: Jun, 27 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CINCINNATI | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: FR680 | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDX03E51D | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 28 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling on highway at 70 mph we had a sidewall blow out on the right rear tire. firestone fr680 p215/70r15 tires were installed on april 29, 2003 and had less than 5,000 miles at time of blow out. checked tire pressure previous saturday and all were ok. also checked tire pressure on other 3 tires after blow out and all were ok. the incident occurred at 10:00 p.m. while driving on i-75 north down a 4% grade. fortunately we didn't have an accident. we had our four kids in the car ages 10 and under. needless to say we don't feel very safe driving on these tires. *nlm |
