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2005 INTERNATIONAL 4300 — AIR BAGS

1 fatalfirecrash · 1142756 · 2014-12-29

Vehicle

Make
INTERNATIONAL
Model
4300
Year
2005
Manufacturer
International Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
500,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

LEETE TIRE CO.SENT MY HUSBAND ON A OUT OF STATE CALL TO TOW A VEHICLE TO N.C.COMING BACK INTERSTATE 85 NORTH THE TOW TRUCK ENDING UP RUNNING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE WOODS AND CAUGHT FIRE,LOOKED LIKE EXPLODED,KILLED MY HUSBAND AND HIS BODY BURNED IN FLAMES.FRIDAY BEFORE THE FATAL ACCIDENT MY HUSBAND ASK FOR TWO NEW TIRES ON HIS TOW TRUCK FOR THE ONES ON IT WERE BADLY WORN,HIS BOSS JUST SWAPPED THE TIRES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON EACH FRONT SIDE,THIS TRUCK HAD 1 HALF MILLION MILES ON IT,LEETE DOES THEIR OWN INSPECTIONS,AND DOES NOT KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES SAFE,THE BOSS WAREN STRUM GETS A BONUS EACH MONTH IF HE DOESNT HAVE TO FIX OR REPLACES ANY THING ON THE EMPLOYEES COMPANY TRUCKS,FED.MOTOR CARRIER STATE THESE TRUCK ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EVEN GO OUT OF STATE,THEY ARE INVESTIGATE NOW,AND NO LOG IS MADE TO SERVICE THESE COMPANY TRUCKS,THE AIR BAG NEVER WENT OFF TO SAVE MY HUSBAND,THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE FRONT TIRE.MY HUSBAND DIED AS THE RESULT,PLEASE HELP!! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10668819
Machine
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