Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX A/T / 9999

VNW8 1XM 4001

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004292473 Incident Date: Jul, 10 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: AZ
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#: 1FTNW21F22E Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 05 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 01 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Firestone tire failure, tire flew apart like a recap, and separated from the steel belt causeng twenty eight hundred dollars in damage to my 2002 ford f250 crew cab lariet. the tire had lots of tread left on it, it was about half worn? the tire did not go flat, but the tread seperated and slaped around as i was trying to come to a stop and damage in driver side fender/hood/and runing board. i feel these tire are very dangerous and i am removing them from my truck, two of the back tires on my truck are new and i do not feel safe with them so i will be taking them off.*ak