NHTSA complaint: 1996 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — TIRES
L/FRONT SIDE OF TRUCK HIT THE R/REAR SIDE OF A SUV, AND THEN SLID INTO A DITCH ON ITS R/SIDE AND ENDING UP ON THE L/SIDE. THE TIRES ARE FAIRLY NEW AND NO BLOWOUT OCCURRED, BUT THE R/FRONT WAS FLAT THE FOLLOWING AM. UPON ITS REMOVAL THE BODY FRAME SHOWS WHERE THE TIRE IMPACTED IT. DAMAGE WAS AS FOLLOWS: SUV SLIGHT INDENTATION IN FENDER AREA. PICKUP= R/FENDER PANEL BENT, FRONT BUMBER BENT, ON THE DRIVER SIDE=FRONT TIRE BODY FRAME CRUSHED, DOOR, NEXT PANEL, AND THE CARGO PANEL ALL HAVE BODY DAMAGE WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENTWINDSHIELD ALSO WAS CRACKED, WITH SEVERAL CRACKS JUST ABOVE WHERE LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW IS A TAG STATING"AIRBAG"
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation