0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004290055 | Incident Date: Jul, 13 2004 |
| Consumer's City: FORT WORTH | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | 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#: 1FTNW21F51E | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 21 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 03 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: As i was driving northbound on fm 730 in azle, texas, one of my lt265/75r16 (lre) firestone steeltex a/t tires failed and almost caused me to have an accident. the tire was on the drivers side rear position. i was traveling at 45 mph when this happened. the tread came off of the casing causing damage to my vehicle. the tire did not deflate and maintained the proper pressure. all tires were immediately removed and replaced. the owner of m&d tire in springtown, texas, checked the air pressure before the tire was removed from the vehicle. this was witnessed by myself and another customer. there were no punctures and no heavy loads have ever been placed on this vehicle. the tread was recovered and measures 9/32 nds. the mileage on the vehicle (ford f250 p/u) at that time was 40,200. firestone was contacted and wants me to send them the tire at my expense. m&d tire did replace all four tires. i do have the tire and tread at my home. i need to know if i should send the tire to firestone as they are requesting for my claim with their company? *jb |