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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288060 | Incident Date: Jun, 18 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SAN FRANCISCO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc. |
| Model Name: NITTO | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:sidewall |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G2FV22P6S2 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 05 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The purpose to this letter is to advise you of an incident that occurred saturday june 19, 2004. while driving on interstate 80 at 65 mph, i experienced a frightening encounter. i heard a loud pop and immediately the rear right of my car began to sway and i almost caused an accident. i immediately pulled off the road onto the emergency lane, to find a very surprisingly strange tire blow out. the entire sidewall of my 285/35/18 nitto nt555 collapsed, and was pushed in toward the rear sidewall causing major damages to my 18 z06 wheel. i have never seen a sidewall completely blow out and detach itself from the tire, let alone from normal use. this tire appeared as if a knife was taken to it and severed off. damages suffered to the rim, as a result of this incident are so extensive that repairs are not an option. a replacement rim will need to be purchased, as well as the new nitto tire. the defective tire currently has approximately 90-95% tread wear left, which is the reason why i am asking for nitto corp. to compensate my losses. enclosed please review the photographs that were taken on site, and process this request for reimbursement. i am fortunate enough that this mishap caused by your defective tire did not result in damages exceeding the ones that occurred. i look forward to your prompt response. enclosed is also a price quote on a replacement rim. the rim price is $315, from aaa rims. this quote was obtained through jason, an aaa rim representative the morning of 7/21/2004. the tire has been shipped off to toyo tires inc. i also filed a claim with tm claim service, which is toyo tires insurance company. the tire was shipped off for inspection, and two weeks later i am still waiting for a response. i also have pictures that were taken onsite, and various others. thank you p.s old parts are still available. *la |
