Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX / 9999

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999286746 Incident Date: Dec, 22 1999
Consumer's City: FALLBROOK Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDXE40SXXH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 22 2004 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 10 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Problems with tires on 1999 big foot model motor home. *mr as the consumer made a turn, a loud explosive noise was heard. the consumer saw in the rear view mirror, large chunks of rubber and big pieces of tread flying from under the vehicle. the right rear tire exploded and what was left was 2 inch rings mounted on the rim, also the other tire looked as if it was partially deflated. this problem repeated, but this time the inner tire well and the exhaust system was damaged as a result. *sc *jb