| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003261691 | Incident Date: Aug, 01 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SEDRO WOOLLEY | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations |
| Model Name: FIREHAWK | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B9TBVC24XD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 31 2004 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The consumer will provide more information. the consumer isn't sure if it's a tire problem or the transmission. the motorcycle is boss hoss year 1999. *nm each time tire would begin to vibrate, consumer had to accelerate the motorcycle to make it stable. since the vibration became severe, the consumer wasn't able to correct the problem. the consumer lost control of the motorcycle which proceeded to bounce front over rear for about 312 feet. the consumer then slid about 208 feet on the paved road. consumer suffered a separated collar bone, broken fingers, cuts, and major road rash. motorcycle is equipped with a 350 v8 engine, and the rear tire was a v rated car tire with square edges. boss hoss replaced tire with a very large tire with rounded edges. consumer felt that the cause of the vibration was the tire with a square edge. *la firehawk pv-40 *sc *jb |
