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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

2 injured · 249167 · 2000-09-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

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

Narrative

NEGOTIATING HIGHWAY TURN, VEHICLE FAILED TO MAKE TURN, WENT OVER CULVERT AND INTO DITCH. INSURED HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. SHOP INDICATES SEVERE MISALIGNMENT. INSRD CALLED, SHE ROUNDED CORNER AND WENT INTO DITCH. SHE AS THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. TIRES DID NOT BLOW BUT STEEL BELTS ARE SHOWING THRU THE TIRES AND SHE ONLY HAS 13K MILES ON THE VEH. SHE IS GOING TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND SHE WILL SAVE THE TIRES. FIRESTONE SAYS THEY ARE NOT THE RIGHT SIZE FOR THE RECALL. SHOP TOLD HER THAT THERE HAS BEEN OTHER PEOPLE IN WITH OUTHER SIZES AND THEY HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEMS AS RECALLS. ADVISED I WASNT SURE IF THIS WOULD HAVE ANTHING TO DO WITH LOSS BUT WE COULD CHECK INTO IT. NO INJURIES. INSRD IS GOING TO HAVE FRONT IRES REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT DONE BEFORE SHE TAKES INTO SHOP FOR BODY DAMAGEST. I EXPLAINED ALIGNMENT USUALLY GETS DONE AFTER REPAIRS. SHE SAID IF WE DON'T PAY FOR IT, WE DON'T SHE DOESN'T FEEL SAFE WITHOUT IF BEING DONE. (CLAIM# 47-4189-145) *MW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
6900248
Machine
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