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KUMHO SOLUS — TIRES

fire · 1352682 · 2017-01-31

Vehicle

Make
KUMHO
Model
SOLUS
Year
Manufacturer
Kumho Tire Co., Inc.
Component
TIRES

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70MPH THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT KEPT BLINKING, SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER JUST AS THE TIRE BECAME FLAT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK I WAS NOT NEAR A TOWN SO IT TOOK AN HOUR FOR SOMEONE TO GET TO ME. HOWEVER THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND I NOTICED THAT A CHUNK OF TIRE WAS MISSING OFF THE TIRE SMALLER THAN AN INCH HOWEVER YOU COULD SEE DOWN TO THE WIRES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10948662
Machine
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