Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX A/T / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004293212 Incident Date: Aug, 13 2004
Consumer's City: GREAT FALLS Consumer's State: MT
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:sidewall
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GTEC19T4Y1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 09 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Firestone steeltex a/t, lt245/75r16, load range c, original equipment installed on 2000 gmc sierra 1/2 ton, 4wd, pickup, purchased new by me, april 2000. on aug 14, 2004, approx 12:00noon, i was driving about 30mph , pulling a boat/trailer on a state maintained gravel road in lewis & clark county, mt., when the right front tire suddenly went flat with no sound of blow-out. after immediately stopping, i noticed the tire was comletely shredded. the entire outer sidewall had separated from the tread area by about 95%. the wheel was slightly bent. no other damage. no injuries. nothing done to correct as yet.*ak