Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / LT26575R16 / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003226100 Incident Date: Apr, 15 2003
Consumer's City: IRVINE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Model Name: LT26575R16 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#: 3FTNX21F0YM Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 22 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 06 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving east on interstate 40 in barstow, ca the firestone steeltex radial a/t lt265-75r16 123/1200 load range e m/s tire on the left rear of my ford f-250 super duty had a tread separation. no injuries but damage suffered to the wheel well and undercarriage. then, on july 19, 2003 we noticed a bulge on the left front tire. upon examination it appears to be the beginning of another tread separation. we have digital pictures of both tires and are still in possession of the 2nd tire with the bulge.*ak