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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999049157 | Incident Date: Jul, 25 1999 |
| Consumer's City: SEATTLE | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: RANGER | Model Year: 1992 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTCR15X4NT | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 04 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: We had just departed home and had been on interstate 5 in seattle for a couple of miles when another driver pointed out that we had a problem. we pulled off the freeway shortly and saw that the rear driver's side tire was in bad shape. apparently, the forward bias of weight made this unnoticeable to us. we had not sensed any impact with a road hazard but had to assume such had occurred. by the time we had stopped the tire was completely unrepairable, but i could not say if it was due to tread separation. the tire was subsequently taken (7/30/99) to a local firestone dealer where a new atx tire was installed. in light of the recent recall this incident took on more significance in our minds and i have taken the precaution of purchasing new tires (non-firestone) for the truck whether or not there is any recall of the size atx tires i had removed. i thought it a good idea to send you this information to add to the research.( dot number: tire size: 21575r15 ) |
