# 1989 CADILLAC CADILLAC — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `229142` · 2000-08-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** CADILLAC
- **Year:** 1989
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 73 mph
## Narrative
LR FAILURE AFTER TURNPIKE DRIVING X 4 HOURS--BLOWOUT, TREAD SEPARATION. 20,000 MILES ON TIRES AT TIME. CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ENDING UP BACKWARDS ON SHOULDER 50 FEET FROM CANAL! DAMAGED CONTROL ARM,STRUT ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL,ETC. DON'T KNOW HOW I DIDN'T ROLL OVER! THANKFULLY, NO OTHER CARS IN MY PATH OR WOULD HAVE BEEN FATALITIES!...RR TIRE--2MOS LATER--AFTER SAME TURNPIKE TRIP NOTICED BUMPING NOISE IN REAR END.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED BUBBLE IN TREAD OF TIRE--23,300 MILES WEAR ON THIS TIRE.  I THINK YOU SHOULD WIDEN YOUR INVESTIGATION TO INCLUDE OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES THAN JUST THE SUV/TRUCK TIRES!!!  THANKS!! (I STILL HAVE THE TIRES!).  *AK( DOT NUMBER:   TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )
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