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1999 FORD F-350 — TIRES

crash · 235156 · 2000-09-03

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-350
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TREAD SEPARETED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE THIER WAS NO BLOW OUT AND NO PUCTURES TO THE TIRE THE TREAD DAMAGED MY RUNNING BOARD MY FENDER THE INNER FENDER AND THE HORN BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATEDAND IT REMAINED INFLATEDUNTILL I WAS ABLE TO LIMP DOWN THE ROAD TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD OR WOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGES TO MY TRUCK SINCE THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPTMENT. THEY SIMPLY SAID NO AND SENT ME ON MY WAY.THIER WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TIRE TO COME APART THE WAY IT DID. IT WAS INFLATED WITH THE PROPER AIR PRESSUREAND THERE WERE NO BUMPS OR POTHOLES IN THE ROAD JUST SIMPLY POOR QUALITY FABRICATION OF THTHIER PRODUCT( DOT NUMBER: VNW8 1XL TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
730010
Machine
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