# BRIDGESTONE ALL SEASON — STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
> NHTSA complaint `230506` · 2000-06-29 · Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BRIDGESTONE
- **Model:** ALL SEASON
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
- **Component:** STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
## 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 )
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