Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX A/T / 9999

VN11 BAC 1301

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004272673 Incident Date: Apr, 20 2004
Consumer's City: GENESEO Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Model Name: STEELTEX A/T 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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 27 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tread separation on firestone steeltex radial a/t, lt245/75/r16, dot vn11 bac1301. while traveling at highway speed on i80, outer belt apparently broke, causing a strip of tread 1 1/2 " wide x 33" long to separate from the tire. tread separation was diagonal across the tire from outside to in. tire was mounted on the left rear of a 2001 gmc 2500hd pickup truck. tire had 47,600 miles on it, approximately 30,000 on the rear. tire did not blow out or deflate, and was still inflated to 80psi when removed from the truck. tire replaced. old tire is available for inspection.