Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4S / 9999

VD1L1XD379

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004296134 Incident Date: Aug, 13 2004
Consumer's City: BEECHER Consumer's State: IL
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#: 1FDXE45S1YH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 09 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 10 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Right rear inner duller tire experienced a tread separation while driving 60 mph with two adults and two children in a winnebago minnie 2000 recreational vehicle. while driving consumer was able to hear and feel the tread flapping against the body of the vehicle before pulling over. the tire remained inflated during the separation. firestone, steeltex rs4, original equipment, tire size 225/75r16, e load range and the dot # vdilixd379. the tire was available for nhtsa analysis. firestone was notified. *ak *nm