Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110560 Incident Date: Jun, 12 2007
Consumer's City: WADSWORTH Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX RADIAL 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#: 1FDLE40S0VH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 01 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 10 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford f super duty. the vehicle has firestone steeltex radial tires. while driving 50 mph, the contact heard a loud pounding noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. he noticed the tread had separated on the rear passenger side tire. a tire shop inspected the tire and stated that they were unable to determine the reason for the failure. approximately one week later, while driving 60 mph, the vehicle began vibrating. the contact noticed the tread on the rear driver side tire had separated. the tire has not been inspected. the current mileage is 38,000 and failure mileage was 37,000.