| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062250 | Incident Date: Apr, 07 2006 |
| Consumer's City: BUCYRUS | Consumer's State: KS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: UNIROYAL TIRE CO. |
| Model Name: LAREDO | 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 11 2006 | 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: I purchased a brand new uniroyal laredo tire near austin, texas at an ntb store. the ntb store put the tire on the right front of my 2003 ford f-250. within 10 minutes of leaving the ntb store, the tire catastrophically failed and i was barely able to bring my truck (pulling a large gooseneck trailer) under control on i-35. the failure could have been disastrous not only for me, but for many of the other people driving on i-35, as vehicles had to quickly move out of my way as my truck was dragged across at least one lane of travel, the shoulder and into the grass on the side of the highway. afterwards, the entire sidewall of the tire was found to have been ripped off the tire and my wheel was severely damaged. clearly, this tire was defective in its manufacturer. *jb |
