Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / ATX / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999045619 Incident Date: May, 31 1999
Consumer's City: FOUNTAIN VALLEY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: 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: In july of 1999, i experienced heavy vibration (not felt in the steering wheel) and loud pounding noises on the vehicle undercarriage. i was at freeway speed pulling a small motorcycle trailer (approximately 1000 lb.) north of los angeles on i-14 and had a passenger aboard who can confirm the events. we were able to stop without accident and could not immediately see any tread missing. i had the tires inspected at a winston tire store and they reported massive tread separation. i subsequently replaced the tires but retained the defective firestones. these tires are currently available for nhtsa inspection.( dot number: h4bndfa016 tire size: p235/75r15 )