| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005020105 | Incident Date: May, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX | 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#: 1FDWE30S3XH | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 14 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 10 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: while driving at highway speeds, in a period of 2 days, 2 tires had separation of treads. the first - heard thumping, stopped could see treads separated. second - heard thumping before was able to stop. the treads separated and the tire deflated. tires had about 35,000 miles on them. garage kept and completely covered. *tt this problem also occurred driver rear side and passenger front. tires have a cold pressure rating of 80 psi's. they were all checked and inflated at 70 psi cold. tires were manufactured 03/1998. altitude when inflated, 1,800 ft above sea level. altitude at failure for the first tire was about 5,500 ft m.s.l. on may 8, 2005. the second tire was about 4,800 ft m.s.l. ambient temperature at origin. first and second tire failure was about equal; approximate. 85 degrees f. all tires, except the unusual shape, have been replaced.*sb *nm |
