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2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — TIRES

1 injured · 704690 · 2009-01-19

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
BEETLE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
TIRES
Miles at failure
60,365

Severity

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

Narrative

MY GIRL FRIEND HAD A LOW TIRE (KUMHO ECSTA AST 225/R17 94HXL). I WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE WHICH IS RATED FOR 50PSI MAX. I WANTED 32PSI AND OVER INFLATED TO 40PSI. AS I WAS LETTING AIR OUT THE TIRE RUPTURED IN MY FACE CAUSING LOTS OF FACIAL ABRASIONS, EYE DAMAGE (TEMPORARY I HOPE) AND HEARING LOSS (ALSO TEMPORARY I HOPE). I DO NOT OVERINFLATE TIRE AS AFTER ACCIDENT THE AAA TECH CHECKED THE OTHER TIRES AND ONE WAS AT 45 PSI. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10255576
Machine
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