Consumer Complaint Detail

GOODYEAR / RSA / 9999

M67EN0R0902

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004254748 Incident Date: Jan, 06 2004
Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Model Name: RSA 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#: 3VWSE69M82M Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 25 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving at 30 mph consumer realized that the vehicle was riding on a flat tire. upon closer inspection consumer found that the tire had numerous splits on the inside sidewall. also, consumer noticed that metal was exposed in some of the splits. consumer took the vehicle to the tire dealer, who admitted that the tires were defective, but would not replace the tires free of charge. the same thing happened in 2002, but all of the tires were replaced free of charge. the manufacturer was aware of the problem. *ak *nm