Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX / 9999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003300352 Incident Date: Apr, 30 2003
Consumer's City: HUNTSVILLE Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2004 Complaint Type: LETR
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: The consumer found a 4 inch split in the sidewall of the right inner tire. *nm the consumer had the tire replaced and put air in all the tires, however while driving, the consumer all of a sudden felt a vibration and discovered the tread came off the right rear outside tire. the consumer was able to purchase a used firestone tire, however while driving, there was a loud bang and the consumer found that the right rear inner tire had blown out the side wall that faced the inside of the outer tires. the consumer replaced all the tires with bf goodrich. *jb