Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / WILDERNESS AT / 9999

WT61RE468

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004282239 Incident Date: May, 24 2004
Consumer's City: NEW YORK Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Model Name: WILDERNESS AT 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#: 1FMPU18LXXL Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 24 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 06 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving the vehicle suddenly began to shake. the consumer stated they heard a pop and pulled over on the service road. upon inspection the consumer noticed that the passenger side right front tire had shredded completely. she said her husband changed the tire. she tried to get a replacement for the shredded tire, she was told no, because that was not on recall. the tire was an original equipment firestone wilderness at p265/70 r 17 which had about 20,680 miles on them. the consumer feels that this is a safety issue especially since the tire blewout during heavy traffic. *nm *nm