| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307975 | Incident Date: Nov, 14 2004 |
| Consumer's City: TACOMA | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: AMERI 550 | 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#: 1GBJG31R2Y1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 22 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On 2 occasions within the last 6 months, i have had 2 tires on my 2000 chevrolet express truck fail due to tread separation.the tire is the "general ameri 550 as" with the tire dot stamp of "ad1l d7a 309". the general ameri 550 was the tire that ford later pulled as the recommended replacement to the firestone tires. my truck was purchased in 2002 with <100 miles. now has 23930. many deaths have been contributed to this tire made in the same time frame.*ak |
