NHTSA Complaint #731085 — 1989 FORD F350

THIS IS A FIRE (ATTACK) TRUCK OWNED BY REGIONAL FIRE & RESCUE IN PINAL COUNTY ARIZONA. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WE SUFFERRED TWO TIRE SEPARATIONS WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T RADIAL TIRES. THE FIRST WAS JULY 6, 2000 WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED, WHILE ENROUTE TO A FIRE CALL ON INTERSTATE-8 SOUTH OF CASA GRANDE, AZ., ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE SECOND SEPARATION OCURRED ONE MONTH LATER, ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, AGAIN AT HIGH SPEED, AGAIN ON INTERSTATE-8 SOUTH OF CASA GRANDE, AZ., ON THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF AUGUST 16TH 2000. LOW TIRE INFLATION WAS NOT A FACTOR DUE TO THE CONTINUOUS TIRE PRESSURE CHECKS MADE BY FIREFIGHTER DURING MORNING APPARATUS CHECKS ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY OF EVERY WEEK. WE REPLACED THE REMAINING TWO TIRES DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER VEHICLE DAMAGE, EMPLOYEE INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. WE SHIPPED THE LAST TIRE WHICH SEPARATED, AND PICTURES, CLAIM FORMS, ETC., TO BFTS IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE FOR THEIR INSPECTION. THIS WAS TOO IRONIC - HAVING TWO TIRES SEPARATE, ONE FRONT, ONE REAR WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CAUSE. THANK YOU. CHIEF STEVEN KERBER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VDORRAB208 TIRE SIZE: P23575R16 )