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GOODYEAR G159 — TIRES

crash · 1690681 · 2020-09-08

Vehicle

Make
GOODYEAR
Model
G159
Year
Manufacturer
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Component
TIRES

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR, TIRE LINE: G159, TIRE SIZE: 275/R70/R22.5, AND DOT NUMBER :(N/A) THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A SIDEWALL BARRIER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MOTOR HOME WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS WERE INJURIES REPORTED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. THE MOTOR HOME WAS INITIALLY TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD AND WAS THEN LATER TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD REPAIR THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER (GOODYEAR) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A SETTLEMENT WAS MADE IN RELATION TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11353720
Machine
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