Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX TIRE / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999054037 Incident Date: Feb, 07 1999
Consumer's City: PLEASANT LAKE Consumer's State: IN
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:sidewall
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 30 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: On 2-8-99 i noticed the sidewalls on the 4 tires on the ground were starting to serperate. i took my truck to firestone dealer, he looked at my tires. called firestone, and replaced all 4 tires with same style and kind. i was told thy had a defect in sidewall and could blow out. i have been scared of these tires as they just dont look right. i believe this to be faulty tires, i noticed friday that these tires are being questioned by you, and should be as i feel they are unsafe. (tiresize: 23585r16)( dot number: tire size: 23585r16 )