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FIRESTONE WILDERNESS — TIRES

1 injured · 232626 · 2000-08-09

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
WILDERNESS
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Component
TIRES

Severity

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

Narrative

TIRE BLEW OUT AT 70 MPH. HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THANK GOD, I WOULD HAVE ROLLED THE TRUCK. I HURT MY BACK WHILE BRACING MYSELF, MY CHILDREN WERE ALSO IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TOLD US TO CALL FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE INSISTED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH OUR TIRES. HE SAID HE COULD NOT TELL WHY THE TIRE BLEW OUT. HE ALSO SAID NOTHING WAS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15R )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
727291
Machine
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