Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 1998

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999080694 Incident Date: Mar, 06 1999
Consumer's City: FLAGSTAFF Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Tires:sidewall
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWRA81H5WM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 12 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tire had a sidewall seperation on the highway resulting in accident; this has happened now twice, on the stock tires, first time i thought it was just bad luck, however two times seems to be fishy. the tires have plenty of tread left. i am interested to find out if this has happened to other people.( dot number: mkhcfjdr19 tire size: 195/60r14 )