Consumer Complaint Detail

BRIDGESTONE / BRIDGESTONE / 9999

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005020400	Incident Date: May, 10 2005
Consumer's City: WOODWARD	Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN	Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Model Name: BRIDGESTONE	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#: 5J6YH276X4L	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 16 2005	Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Jan, 08 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: There were no significant events leading up to the failure. the tire seemed to spontaneously split where the tread meets the side wall which resulted in an immediate blow out. fortunately the vehicle was going at a slow speed at the time so no crash occurred. we have since been informed that this tire is unsafe to use at warmer temperatures even though it is q99 rated. the tire is a bridgestone blizzak 215/70qr16 that is on a 2003 honda element. the tire was properly inflated and was just put on november of 2004.