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FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT — TIRES

crash2 injured · 242363 · 2000-09-19

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
WILDERNESS AT
Year
Manufacturer
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Component
TIRES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ALL THREE TIRES, AT 26 PSI, DISMOUNTED IN A SIDE COLLISION, CAUSING THE CAR TO ALMOST TIP OVER. SINCE THEN I HAVE RECEIVED A CARD FROM FORD SAYIMG I SHOULD KEEP THE TIRES AT 30 PSI, COLD PRESSURE. I COMTACTED FORD TO ASK WHICH WAS THE CORRECT COLD TIRE PRESSURE AND GOT AN ANSWER SAYING THAT A "RANGE" OF 26 TO 30 PSI IS CORRECT. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I WOULD LIKE THE DOOR SAFTETY PLACARD TO INDICATE A CORRECT PRESSURE. 26 POUNDS - OR 30 POUNDS - OR A "RANGE" OF 26 TO 30 PSI. I AM COMMUNICATING WITH FMC BY E-MAIL. SO FAR, THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE WILLING TO SUPPLY ME WAITH A CORRECT PLACARD. THESE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. FORD HAS NOT ADMITTED THAT THE INSTANTANEOUS DISMNOUNTING FROM THE RIM OF THESE TIRES IS IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE TIRE PRESSURE PLACARD ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I THINK THAT THERE IS A HUGE DIFERENCE BETWEEN A COLD 26 PSI AND A COLD 30 PSI INFLATION. I TOLD FORD THAT I WOULD BE WRITING YOU.( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
731853
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