| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004309398 | Incident Date: Oct, 22 2004 |
| Consumer's City: LENNON | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP. |
| Model Name: MX4 | 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#: 1B4GP54L5VB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 16 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 17 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own 8 mx4 michelin tires i rotate and use 4 in the winter and four in the summer. while driving at 70 mph i experienced a catastrophic blow-out on my front passenger side tire im a professional driver and have logged over 1.5 million miles in commercial and personal vehicles and i utilize the smith system .the road was clear with little traffic and no road hazards present. two weeks later on the highway at 55 mph. another massive blow-out left rear both times large holes in the sidewalls one tier manufactured in 2000 the other in 1999 miles on both tires 17k tiers inspected and confirmed blowout originated from the inside .similar occurrences have been reported. my remaining six tires have been inspected for side wall damage or unusual wear and none found vehicle has been serviced and no defects found.*ak |
