Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX R4S / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007108180 Incident Date: May, 22 2007
Consumer's City: WATTSBURG Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX R4S 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#: 1FDXE40S1WH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 10 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford coachman leprechaun. the vehicle has firestone steeltex r4s tires. while driving 55 mph, the contact heard a loud sound and the vehicle began to shake. she pulled over and noticed that the inside of the driver side rear tire had blown. the current and failure mileages were 35,000. the consumer stated for safety reasons all tires were removed and replaced. the tires were all buldging out on the sides. updated 07/26/07 *tr