Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004315036 Incident Date: Dec, 03 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL 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#: 1FDXE45S61H Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 29 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 04 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 10 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving 60 mph on interstate 44. felt sudden vibration. thought it was roughness in the road, so i moved to a different lane. vibration did not stop. i then thought that it might be another firestone steeltex radial tire tread separating because i have had eight (8) previous firestone steeltex radial tires suffer catastrophic tread separation failures! before i could move to the right and get off the highway, the tread peeled all the off. it damaged the motorhome severely. note that, although all 8 previous tread separation failures occurred explosively, this one did not explode. i got off the highway, let the air out of the failed tire and installed the spare tire until i could go get a new replacement tire.*ak