Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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TIRES | |||||
9852 | 04/13/1998 | 601290 | Information on tire company telephone numbers for customer assistance. *yc | 07/17/1998 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
04/12/2003 | 1 | ||
The vehicle experienced tire tread separation on 2 different occasions. while driving on 04/10/03 the passenger rear tire experienced partial tread separation which resulted in a blow out. while driving 70 mph on 04/12/03 the driver's rear tire tread completely separated and almost caused a dangerous collision. tire info: dayton, radial stag st 31x10.50r15lt, dot-v060u6a118, not original, 90% of tread intact, 2k-3k miles on tires at time of failure. *nlm.....*ak | |||
1 | |||
The firestone dealer refused to process a recall claim for the faulty firestone tires from copies presented by the consumer (firestone atx). *yh | |||
08/05/2000 | 1 | ||
00 t 005 000/tread separation: right rear firestone firehawk atx tire experienced tread separation while traveling at 70 mph with driver and one passenger in a 1985 ford f150, aftermarket equipment installed at 65070 miles; 31x10.5/r15, dot# vd60ap352. vehicle lost control/ fishtailed and rolled over. driver/passenger received injuries. *ak *slc |