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KUMHO ROAD VENTURES — TIRES

crash3 injured · 858435 · 2011-05-25

Vehicle

Make
KUMHO
Model
ROAD VENTURES
Year
Manufacturer
Kumho Tire Co., Inc.
Component
TIRES

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE RAIN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO A WALL AND IT FLIPPED OVER. THE REAR TIRES WERE INSTALLED TWO WEEKS AGO WHICH WERE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE THAT WERE INJURED. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A TRAUMA CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE KUMHO TIRES, MODEL ROAD VENTURE, DOT# H2T3YT5F3710, TIRE SIZE T275/55R20. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED THEY NOTICED THE TIRES WERE BALD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10402725
Machine
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