0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039399 | Incident Date: Aug, 14 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LONG BEACH | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX R4SII | 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#: 3FTNX21F7YM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 19 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While pulling my fifth wheel trailer, at 5:30 a.m., 68 degree temperature, traveling at 55 to 60 miles per hour, the right front tire tread separated from tire and bent the right front fender, broke the right running board, and damaged the bumper. the tire remained inflated. i sent the defective tire to firestone/bridgestone and they said the steeltex r4s, lt 265-75r16, had been under-inflated, causing overheating and the subsequent separation. they would not replace or repair anything in this situation. i do not agree with them in regard to the inflation pressure that they say caused the separation. i am very conscientious about maintaining tire pressure due to towing a 10,000 pound trailer. the pressures maintained were 55 psi(no trailer weight) and 75 psi(with trailer weight). this is very important and i am offended that they would claim otherwise. i replaced the defective tire and have it and the other three tires available for testing. *jb |