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2000 HONDA CIVIC — TIRES

crash · 287227 · 2001-04-06

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
TIRES
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MAKEING EMERGENCY STOP ON HIWAY. CAR STOPPED ACCORDINGLY BUT LEFT FLAT SPOTS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING NORMAL SLOWING DOWN. ABS WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REDUCE OVERALL WEIGHT. THIS IN ADDITION TO THE POOR CRAFTMANSHIP OF THE OEM XGT V4 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE MADE FOR A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. TIRES ON AUTOMOBILE WERE NOT WATER SAVVY AS ONE WOULD BELIEVE. CAR TOTALLED. *AK (TIRESIZE: P195/55R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/55R15 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
743604
Machine
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