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B.F.GOODRICH B.F.GOODRICH — TIRES:TREAD/BELT

1 injured · 366735 · 2002-08-07

Vehicle

Make
B.F.GOODRICH
Model
B.F.GOODRICH
Year
Manufacturer
B.F. GOODRICH TIRE CO.
Component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

REPLACEMENT TIRES ON CHEVROLET, TAHOE, 1999, 32X11.50R15LT113Q. WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH DASHBOARD STARTED TO SHAKE. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SHAKE. ONE MINUTE LATER THE REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT TOWARD THE CABLE BARRIERS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT AND SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES, AND HAD GONE UP A SMALL BANK AND INTO A WALL. ($7500+ WORTH OF DAMAGE) THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE TIRE LOOKED TO BE DEFECTIVE, THE TREAD HAS SEPARATED THROUGHOUT OVER HALF OF THE TIRE AND THERE IS A STRAIGHT SLIT GOING ACROSS HALF OF THE TIRE, BF GOODRICH. *SCC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8015670
Machine
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