Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX RADIAL / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 901297380 | Incident Date: Dec, 31 1900 |
| Consumer's City: TALKING ROCK | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | 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#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2004 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Steeltex tires tread separated.*mr the consumer experienced two tread separations. the first failure was of the driver's side rear tire which separated then blewout causing the rv to violently rock side to side and turn into oncoming traffic. the second incident occurred when the driver's side rear inside tire separated. while the consumer was braking and attempting to come to a stop the flap of the tread was repeatedly beating the underbody of the rv. this destroyed the area of the fuel tank filler neck, electrical wiring, water piping and a large portion of the undercarriage (steeltex radial r4s lt225/75 r16 m/s, load range e). *nm |