Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE / 9999

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003263836 Incident Date: Aug, 21 2003
Consumer's City: BATTLE GROUND Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE 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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 22 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving at 70 mph consumer heard a flapping sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. after coming to a stop consumer discovered that the sidewall ruptured on the left rear tire. dealer examined the tire and claimed that there was nothing wrong with the tire *ak. consumer found out that several ford f250 models have experienced the same tire failure. *la