0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285792 | Incident Date: Jun, 27 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MARFA | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | 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#: 1FTSW31F71E | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 29 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On 06/28/2004, i was traveling on a major highway at the legal speed limit (70 mph) in my 2001 f-350 pickup truck. suddenly, i experienced a catastrophic failure of the left front tire, which included immediate tread separation and loss of inflation. the failure (blow-out) caused the vehicle to immediately and violently swerve to the left, into the oncoming lane of traffic where i eventually came to a stop on the opposing shoulder of the highway. although my vehicle never struck another vehicle or object, it sustained approximately $1,930.00 in damage from the exploding tire. the defective tire was a firestone steeltex a/t, size lt265/75r16. i have retained the separated tread and tire carcass should anyone desire to inspect it.*ak |