Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX / 9999

VN11BIA497

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004286158 Incident Date: Jan, 23 2004
Consumer's City: STERLING HEIGHTS Consumer's State: MI
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
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GBHG31R4W1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 13 2004 Complaint Type: VOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Right rear tire tread has separated. *mr the vehicle started to shake. the consumer heard something hit the bottom of the vehicle. the consumer found the right rear tire had separated and and the piece that separated hit the vehicle. there was also a bubble the size of a softball on the inside of a sidewall. the first time the tire problem occurred, the tire was flat on the top (per firestone dealer) the steel belt had separated. (roadtrek motor home 1999) *sc *jb