NHTSA Complaint #730219 — 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	730219
Vehicle	1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	June 25, 1999
Date Filed	September 14, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING EAST ON 494 AT 55 MPH ONE OF FRONT FIRESTONE TIRES EXPLODED. THE CAR SWERVED ALL OVER THE INTERSTATE BUT FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THAT TIME SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A NEARBY GAS STATION PUT ON THE SPARE AND THE NEXT DAY I PAID TO HAVE THE PR680 REPLACED AT A FIRESTONE DEALER (STORE #016926-29F1 TR:8870 07 99) SINCE THEN THE OTHER FRONT TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE 2 REAR TIRES ARE STILL ORIGINAL. FROM THE NEWSPAPER PICTURES I'VE SEEN (E.G. 9-2-00 MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE BUSINESS SECTION) THE TIRES ON MY CHEVROLET MINIVAN SEEM TO BE EXPLODING JUST LIKE THOSE FORD TIRES RECALLED.( DOT NUMBER: FR 680 )

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