Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX / 9999

VNW81XL149

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004269575 Incident Date: Apr, 04 2004
Consumer's City: OKLAHOMA CITY Consumer's State: OK
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:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTNX21F4XE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 03 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving the vehicle at 70 mph and no warning the left front tire tread separated and the consumer had to pull over. firestone steeltex . size #lt265/75r16 dot #: vnw81xl149 *nm the tire still had 70lbs of pressure. the front left tire separated without warning. the tread wrapped around the axle area and severed one of the brake line's. the tire had not blown out. *sc *jb