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1999 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1299633 · 2016-07-19

Vehicle

Make
PLYMOUTH
Model
GRAND VOYAGER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
262,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FEDERAL SUPER STEEL TIRE 657, ON THE RIGHT REAR, BLEW OUT AT 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE, TREAD CAME APART, CAUSING THE VAN TO SPIN AROUND TWICE, INTO THE MEDIAN BACKWARDS, AND SMASHED INTO THE GUARDWIRE AND SUPPORT POST. BROKE THE REAR BUMPER, CRUSHED IN THE TAILGATE, BROKE A TAIL LIGHT AND CRUSHED THE METAL BELOW BOTH TAIL LIGHTS. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. TIRE HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT, ROTATED AS REQUIRED AND AIR PRESSURE CHECKED ON ALL 4 TIRES IN THE MORNING OF THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. TIRE HAD ONLY BEEN ON THE CAR A YEAR, BUT DATE OF MANUFACTURE WAS 08 2004. BLACKS TIRE SOLD AND INSTALLED THE TIRE, WOULDN'T DO CRAP ABOUT IT, CHARGED ALMOST FULL PRICE (PRO RATED, THEY CLAIM), AND TIRE MANUFACTURER WON'T EVEN COMMENT OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10885891
Machine
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