# 2001 BUICK CENTURY — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
> NHTSA complaint `445188` · 2003-12-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** CENTURY
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
TIRES PURCHASED 7/25/03 WAL-MART, KERNERSVILLE, NC MTS P205/70R15 DOUGLAS XTRA-TRAC.  SIDEWALL OF TIRE DISCENGRATED FROM TREAD.  WAS TOLD BY HIGHWAY PATROLMAN, HAD THE TIRE BEEN ON THE FRONT, I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK
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