Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / ATX / 9999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998046132 Incident Date: Jun, 11 1998
Consumer's City: JUPITER Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: ATX Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving north on fla. turnpike on a clear, warm morning in june, 1998 at 70 mph, the tread on my left rear tire separated from the tire (tire stayed inflated). i lost steering control, crashing into a median retaining wall at high rate of speed, resulting in physical injury to myself and total loss of my vehicle.( dot number: tire size: p235 75r15 )