0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003231325 | Incident Date: Aug, 19 2003 |
| Consumer's City: MERRITT ISLAND | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEEL BELTED RADIAL TI | 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#: 1FCLF53S820 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 26 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 10 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: General tire lmt 400, 225/70r 19.5 two separate incidents on 2002 coachmen rv with ford chassis. first on interstate rear inner dual blowout showing sidewall zipper of approx 6 inches, tire had 13000 miles on july 17, 2003. second incident on in town roadway blowout of inner dual showing sidewall zipper pf approx 6 inches, tire had 500 miles. notified general of both incidents, first incident took tire to general dealer stated was not fault of tire but of mouting or underinflation. tire subsequently replaced by ford dealer. ford notified with details. second incident general notified directed to take tire to local ford dealer who when contacted stated dealership did not have facilities for rvs refused to set appointment for review. based on two incidents with same problem i have serious concern about driving vehicle which has six of these tires until someone can explain what happened.*ak |