Consumer Complaint Detail
FIRESTONE / STEELTEX TIRE / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 997057154 | Incident Date: Jul, 06 1997 |
| Consumer's City: FORT WALTON BEACH | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. |
| Model Name: STEELTEX TIRE | 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: Oct, 23 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: During a trip on the "alaska highway" in june, 1997, the inside right rear tire on my 1988 winnebago motorhome exploded while driving 65 mph on an asphalt surfaced road. the face of the tire tread was ripped open and a large patch of clinging tread caught the exhaust tail pipe taking it for a spin in the wheel well gauging its plastic lining, caught the mud flap ripping off two sq ft of fiberglass underbody and letting fly a few handfulls of thermal insulation. the concussion of the blowout also knocked loose a twelve ft long lower trim panel on the outside of the motorhome and dislodged the stator of the coach's domestic water supply pump. i picked up a trail of debris from the highway for several hunred yards. i worked with a mechanic in watson lake, yukon territories, canada for three days helping with the repairs spending a total of $850 us. the tire involved, firestone steeltek r4s 235-85x16, was not original equipment, but purchased 25 jan 92, from g&e tire & service in fort walton beach, fl. the tire was five years old and had 39,600 miles, and pressure was maintained at 80 psi. pictures of the tire and damage to the coach were submitted and claim paid by state farm. robert c. brock 24 oct 00. *ak (tiresize: 235-85x16)( dot number: tire size: 235-85x16 ) |