0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005011808 | Incident Date: Mar, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BATON ROUGE | 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:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 20 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 27 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Traveling north in light rain on ih 55 at brookhaven, ms on sunday afternoon, march 20, 2005. i experienced a sudden failure of a firestone steeltex r4s radial tire. luckily it was on the rear of my 2000 ford excursion, and i was able to get to the shoulder quickly and safely. the tire tread had separated from the ply for about a third of the way around the tire on the inside. the tire has 34,000 miles on it. this sudden failure in a similar mode as the other firestone failures leads me to believe perhaps they should be recalled also. this tire is an original tire that was installed at the factory, and is a load range d tire. my excursion is a diesel model.*ak |