Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / LT 24575R16 / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004261415 Incident Date: Jan, 31 2004
Consumer's City: GLEN BURNIE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: LT 24575R16 Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:recreational vehicle/trailer
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GBHG31R2Y1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 26 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 23 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Re: firestone lt245/75r16; load rated 'e'; mounted on a 2000 roadtrek camper, chevrolet express 3500 chassis. while traveling on i-95 @ 70mph the right rear tire tread separated from the tire. the rest of the tire simply shreaded. the impact of the tread on the wheelwell punched a hole (approx.14" x 20") in the storage compartment immediately behind the wheel well. the force of the impact also bent the locking mechanism on the storage access door flinging it open and allowing the contents of the bin to be propelled out onto the roadway. fortunately no one was injured and the only property damage sustained was to our vehicle. although there was a lot of traffic around us they all were able to manuever around the flying debris. needless to say, this was a very harrowing experience. *ak