Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4S / 9999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035636 Incident Date: Jul, 14 2005
Consumer's City: UNION DALE Consumer's State: PA
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
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDLE40S1VH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 14 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: 1997 ford super duty chasse class c motor home. all four back tires have blown out. the first happened 2 years, and in the past two years all four blew out. spoke to the manufacturer and there wereno recalls. no one knows why these tires have blown out. the consumer was driving under normal driving conditions on the interstate at 65 mph. there were no crashes or injuries because of the blow outs. however , had to replace the back brakes, rotors and the rear seals on the axles. *ak