Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / WILDERNESS / 9999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Yes Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019039 Incident Date: May, 03 2005
Consumer's City: RICHMOND Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: WILDERNESS Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU60E33U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 06 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 15 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Passenger-front tire received an impact in an accident. this hit was a "side-crash" where only the tire and a small area of the outside framing above the wheel were damaged. the air bags did not deploy. the truck sparked and ignited on impact. the truck was in full flames in the tire and engine area within 9-11 minutes. the fire burned out the center portion of the windshield, the entire engine area, the dashboard/glove compartment, and the tire area within that time frame. i was moving at approximately 10 mph when the other driver colided with my truck at approximately 40-45 mph; the weather was cloudy/rainy but it had not rained yet during my morning travel. the air