Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / RADIAL ATX / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 994045571 Incident Date: Sep, 14 1994
Consumer's City: SKANEATELES Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: RADIAL ATX Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 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: Right rear tire of explorer blew out on ny thruway near albany after two hours of high speed driving in circa mid-september 1994. less than 6,000 miles on car and tires. blew out without warning; no object struck. no loss of control and no injury to driver. tire replaced by firestone with approx. 90% credit for unused tread life. dealer said underinflation might have caused overheating internally (although other tires were properly inflated).( dot number: tire size: p235/75 r1 )