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1997 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV — TIRES:SIDEWALL

firecrash3 injured · 567014 · 2005-12-25

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
LUMINA APV
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Miles at failure
66,600
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I TALKED TO "MARK", CHESWICK-?, AND HE WANTED ODI TO GET THIS, WE HAVE NOW 3 BIG-O ASPEN P205-70R15 , ON OUR 1997 CHEVY LUMINA (CAR), THE 4TH BLEW OUT (JUST THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL,AS IF YOU CUT A CIRCLE AROUND IT, CAUSED CAR TO DROP, SPIN OUT AND "TOTALED", CAR, COOPER HAS WHAT IS LEFT OF TIRE AND RIM, HE WANTS YOU ALL TO GET REMAINING "3", SIDEWALL, HAS NO STEEL, NOTHING, JUST RUBBER!!!!!!!!!, COOPER SAID IT WAS UNDERINFLATED, LIE I HAD JUST CHECKED THEM PRIOR TO GOING ON HIGHWAY,ALSO BIG-O, PUT ON TIRE THAT IS 8.5 INCHS WIDE, IT IS SUPPOSED TO ONLY BE 6.5, ALSO IT IS THE WL< WIDE TIRE. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10146041
Machine
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