Consumer Complaint Detail

BRIDGESTONE / DUELER 684 / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006075191 Incident Date: Aug, 12 2006
Consumer's City: GOODYEAR Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Model Name: DUELER 684 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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Report of bridgestone tire failure (tread separation) on 1999 honda crv. while driving on interstate highway noticed vehicle vibration, and unable to determine if caused by road surface or vehicle. after about 200 miles vibration became bad enough to determine vehicle was at fault. driver conducted visual (on vehicle) inspection of tires with no defect noted. after another 50 miles, vibration worsened to the point that it was evident below 50 mph. removed right rear tire and discovered near failure tread separation. tire is several years old and may have 40,000 miles wear. this is the second failure of this type tire on this vehicle in the past few years. first failure resulted in very low speed blow-out. latest tire is available for inspection. *jb