Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118004 Incident Date: Sep, 01 2007
Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE Consumer's State: KY
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#: 1FTNX21L01E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 03 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 13 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Firestone steeltex a/t m/s, lt265/75 r16 123/1200 load range e, tire exploded on high way. the tread came off the tire. this happens on retreads but should not happen on the original tires. the tire did not deflate immediately but there was considerable damage to the truck. the tires are on a 2001 ford 250. original tires with 64000 mile. tread depth was recently checked and were well within standards. *tr *updated 12/12/07 *bf updated 12/12/07