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BRIDGESTONE ALL SEASON — STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT

crash1 injured · 230506 · 2000-06-29

Vehicle

Make
BRIDGESTONE
Model
ALL SEASON
Year
Manufacturer
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Component
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING TO THE GAS STATION IN A 25 MPH. ZONE MY TRUCK SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AT THAT POINT I HIT THE CURB AND A TREE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING OR BRAKES , THE TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT ON IMPACT AND THE TRUCK STALED OUT . IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP , AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT I HAD A RIGHT IDLER ARM THAT WAS DEFECTIVE, AND SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I DO HAVE THIS PART HERE. *AKTHANKYOU.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575S15 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
724754
Machine
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