Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4S / 9999
3 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006070593 | Incident Date: May, 19 2006 |
| Consumer's City: WATERLOO | Consumer's State: IA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX R4S | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 3 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMSU43F8YE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Oct, 10 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling south in the outside lane of interstate 380 at approximately 1:00 p.m. cdt on saturday, may 20, 2006, 1/2 mile north of mile marker 29, the left front tire of my 2000 ford excursion limited suffered a catastrophic failure due to tread separation. the tire was a firestone steeltex r4s lt265/75r16d, serial number 31350 ex bm20118-4. tire is in the custody of cerny & ivey engineering, attn: mr. steve smith, 5650 peachtree parkway, norcross, ga 30092. cerny & ivey analyzed the tire and have determined that the tire failed due to a manufacturing defect that had worsened over time until the tire failed. accident report is on file with the linn county sheriff's office; report number 06-13921. *nm |