0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007092981 | Incident Date: Jan, 21 2007 |
| Consumer's City: WEST CHATHAM | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Model Name: DYNAPRO AS | Model Year: P235 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:bead |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTPX14524N | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 24 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 07 2004 |
| 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 2004 ford f150. the vehicle was in the repair shop for a slow leak on the front passenger side tire so the mechanic plugged the tire. while mounting the tire to the vehicle it exploded. the explosion was caused by separation of the tire beads. the mechanic mounted the spare tire. after driving ten miles the spare tire blew also due to tire bead separation. the tire beads were completely severed in both failures. the failed tire brand is hankook dynapro, size, p235/75r17. the contact was driving 5 mph when the spare tire failed. *ak updated 2/22/2007 - *nm updated *jb updated 04/16/07*tr |