| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 991052719 | Incident Date: Aug, 20 1991 |
| Consumer's City: EL TORO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: FR480 | 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: Sep, 22 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| 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: Tire failure #1, 8-21-91, 302 miles, 26 psi, right rear tire flat in parking lot. mitchell tire service in anaheim ca, put air in tire & discovered a pin hole leak in sidewall. he then dismounted the tire, inspected it, & told me the belt was separating. i purchased another fr480 from him. firestone customer service refunded me for tire. tire failure #2, 4,000 miles, 32 psi, left rear, flat in driveway. firestone dealer in el toro, ca inspected tire & found pin hole leak in sidewall. firestone refused to pay for second tire failure, so i purchased a goodyear wrangler. tire failure #3, 7,912 miles, 32 psi, left rear, tire began to vibrate on south bound 5 in irvine. mark c bloom in el toro, ca, spun tire up on their balancing machine & said it was severly out of round, a condition created by a belt near seperation. purchased a goodyear wrangler.*ak( dot number: unk tire size: p225/70r15 ) |
