Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX / 9999

VNW81XL0801

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112042 Incident Date: Jul, 07 2007
Consumer's City: SOUTH LYON Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX 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#: 3FTNX21F11M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 16 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 24 2001
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 2001 ford f-250 sd. while driving 70 mph, the driver side rear tire separated, but the tire was still inflated. the left rear quarter panel of the vehicle buckled and the inner fender brace ripped out. the road conditions were normal. the tires were firestone steel tex. the current and failure mileages were 71,000. the consumer stated believes the tires are unsafe and would like the situation investigated. updated 09/05/07 *tr