
0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005030440 | Incident Date: Jul, 23 2005 |
Consumer's City: BAKERSFIELD | Consumer's State: CA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
Model Name: AMERI-GS60 | 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#: 2FMZA51483B | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 25 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 16 2003 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Failure(premature tread seperation) on 07/24/2005 at 10:30 pm my husband and i were in our 2003 ford windstar( on hwy 65) when we eperianced a blow out, we were traveling at the posted speed and there were no obstructions in the road. upon investigation of the tire ( ameri gs60 p215/70/r15) we discovered complete seperation of tread right down the middle of the tire(causing damage to gas spicit, a rear water line, bumper damage, complete removal of the d-side rear wheel well shield) we found this odd because tire had much tread left also tires were rotated at local wal mart only less than 6-months |