Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004026730 Incident Date: Jun, 19 2004
Consumer's City: CINCINNATI Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX 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#: 1FDXE45S1YH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 21 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 01 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 10 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: three tires on the consumer's rv had blow at different times. the consumer consulted a dealer who repaired the tires and noted that the sidewalls were too weak. the manufacturer was not willing to help. firestone will not return consumer's phone calls. these failures occurred at 18,000 miles. the 4th tire failed at 15,000 miles. this problem was prevalent with the rear tires (firestone steeltex tires). *nm