Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4S / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004290035 | Incident Date: Jul, 11 2004 |
| Consumer's City: AMERICAN CANYON | Consumer's State: CA |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 21 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 27 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While towing my 29' trailer through wyoming on interstate 80 at approximately 55 mph my right rear tire blew. the tread separated and there was a large hole through the steal. the inside of my wheel was damaged and my quarter panel was covered with rubber where the tread separated and rubbed around the side of my suburban till i came to a stop on the side of the highway. i purchased a new tire. the tire that blew was 1 year old and had less then 10,000 miles on it, additionally the tire pressure was checked two days prior. *jb |