NHTSA Complaint #733847 — 1997 FORD EXPLORER TIRES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	733847
Vehicle	1997 FORD EXPLORER
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	October 7, 2000
Date Filed	October 23, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AZ

Consumer Description

EVEN THOUGH CHECKED AND FOUND NOT TO BE A RECALLED TIRE, WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH UP A FREEWAY WE EXPERIENCED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION BUT NO BLOW OUT. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY TO FIRESTONE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BAD TIRE. WANTED TO REPORT TIRE SEPARATION FROM WILDERNESS AT FIRESTONE TIRE THAT WAS CLAIMED TO BE GOOD AND NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I AM NOW STUCK WITH THREE MORE TIRES OF THE SAME NATURE THAT I FEEL MUST BE REPLACED BEFORE ANOTHER TREAD SEPARATION AND EXTENSIVE ACCIDENT. PLEASE SEE INTO ALL FIRESTONE TIRES OF THIS TYPE AS I AM NOW UNSURE THAT ANY ARE SAFE. (TIRESIZE: P275/R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P275/R15 )

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