Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4S / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288847 Incident Date: Apr, 02 2004
Consumer's City: PAWTUCKET Consumer's State: RI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX R4S 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#: 1GJHG39R411 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While the vehicle was in motion, the rear tire on the drivers side peeled and the tire blew out and caused the vehicle to sway and the sway bar to break. on a separate occasion, the passenger tires rubber peeled away from the steel belt. as the rubber was peeling from the tire, it was hitting the sides of the vehicle causing numerous scratches and rubber marks as well as breaking pieces off of the rear panel. *ak *sc *jb