# FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `314615` · 2001-08-02 · FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FIRESTONE
- **Model:** FIRESTONE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
- **Component:** TIRES
## Narrative
THE TIRES  POPPED HOLES ALL OVER IT AS THOUGH IT EXPLODED.  THEY RIPPED APART LIKE THEY WERE TIRES THAT HAD RETREADS PUT ON THEM.  WE HAD TO PAY FOR NEW ONES AND FIRESTONE AND TOYOTA SAID SINCE THEY WERE NOT THE WILDERNESS TIRES THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THEM.  *AK (DOT NUMBER: W18J  TIRESIZE: P175/65R14)
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*