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2000 HONDA CIVIC — TIRES

crash · 496579 · 2004-09-16

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON A CLEAR DAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR STARTED FISH TAILING, AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK IN CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY CAR SPUN AROUND 360 DEGREES TWICE, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE MEDIAN. MY PASSENDER SIDE FRONT & REAR BUMPERS AS WELL AS MY FRONT & REAR QUARTER PANELS WERE CRUSHED. THE RIMS WERE ALSO BENT ON THE FRONT & REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS WAS ALL THE RESULT OF A 2 BRAND NEW TOYO TIRES, ON THE REAR WHEELS, THAT HAD ONLY BEEN ON THE CAR 3 DAYS. THE NEW, PASSENGER SIDE, REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THESE TIRES WERE: P185/65R14. DUE TO THE HOOD & TRUNK BEING SHIFTED, THE CAR BARELY AVOIDED BEING TOTALLED OUT DUE TO POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE UNDERNEATH. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10091112
Machine
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