FIRESTONE STEELTEX — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Name: NHTSA complaint: FIRESTONE STEELTEX — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Start: 2000-06-23

fire · 246812 · 2000-09-30

Vehicle

Make: FIRESTONE
Model: STEELTEX
Year: —
Manufacturer: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS WAS THE THIRD STEELTEX TIRE TO FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED OVERWEIGHT. THE SECONDARY MANUFACTURER HAS OFFERED TO EXCHANGE IT FOR A NEW MOTORHOME. I HAVE SERIOUS RESERVATIONS THAT THE NEW UNIT IS SAFE. (TIRESIZE: 225 75 16E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225 75 16E )

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 732920
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown