Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE / 9999

VNW81XL519

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003262508 Incident Date: Dec, 20 2003
Consumer's City: LAWRENCEVILLE Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTNW21S4YE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was on the interstate with cruise control set at 70mph when tread seperated from tire. the vehicle was sent across three lanes of traffice into the median and almost into oncoming traffic. it took all my strength to keep the vehicle from ending up in the oncoming traffic. it took out the all dashboard controls and did extensive damage to the front drivers side quarter panel and bumper. luckily, no one was injured but it could have ended up a lot worse.*ak