Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4S / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004293351 | Incident Date: Jul, 22 2004 |
| Consumer's City: PONCHATOULA | Consumer's State: LA |
| 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 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMNU42S3YE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 09 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 10 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 2000 ford excursion. it just turned 36,000 miles. while driving on the interstate friday, july 23, 2004 my left rear tire exploded, causing paint damage to the rear of my truck. we replaced the tire with a spare and brought it to a tire dealer. he looked over the other tires and said they didn't look bad but you really can't tell from the outside. while driving yesterday august 15, 2004, my right rear tire blew out causing structure damage to my fender and paint damage to the side and rear of my truck. i again bought a new tire and have contacted my insurance company to repair the damage to my truck. the tires are firestone steeltex r45 lt265/75 r16. the vin #[xxx] . *ak updated 07/25/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) |