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UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — TIRES

1 injured · 677498 · 2008-07-10

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
TIRES

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE VEHICLE OWNS A 1993 INTERNATIONAL 1000. THE VEHICLE HAS DYNATRAC OFF STEEL BELTED RADIAL TUBELESS TIRES (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PLACING AIR INTO THE FRONT OUTSIDE TIRE, THE TIRE EXPLODED IN THE HUSBAND'S FACE AND INJURED HIM. ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE AIR INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INNER TIRE AND IT ALSO EXPLODED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE AND TIRE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/04/08 *BF UPDATED 08/07/08

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10233749
Machine
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