Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL A/T / LT26

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005119160 Incident Date: Mar, 31 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: OK
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL A/T Model Year: LT26
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTSX31F31E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f350. the vehicle has bridgestone/firestone steeltex radial a/t, size lt265/75r16 tires. while driving 55 mph, the vehicle began to vibrate. after inspection, he noticed that the driver side front tire was flat. the dealer replaced the tire, however, they did not state the cause of the failure. approximately one year later, he noticed the driver side rear tire had a bubble on the tread. the dealer replaced the tire, but was unable to determine the cause of failure. approximately five months later, the tread separated on the driver side rear tire. as of september 12, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the tire. the failure mileage was 85,252 and current mileage was 85,252. updated 10/04/07 *tr