NHTSA Complaint #733965 — 1994 MERCURY VILLAGER

I HEARD A DIFFERENT NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING MY MINI VAN. I HAD THE TIRES CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A KNOT OR SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES AT GERALDS. THEY SAID THE TIRE WAS FINE. I CONTINUED TO HEAR THE NOISE,BUT NOTHING WAS WRONG. I WAS IN ROUTE TO GEORGETOWN SC ON HWY 17STH. I WAS TRAVELING APROX. 80 MPH. I HEARD THE NOISE GETTING LOUDER. I TURNED THE VOLUME DOWN ON MY RADIO BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR BESIDE ME. IT WAS NOT. I DECREASED MY SPEED AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS MY VAN. I PULLED OVER TO SEE THAT IT WAS MY TIRE. IT CAME APART. NO WIRES OR STEEL WAS SHOWING. THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED BUT IT WAS SEPERATING. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE ON IT BECAUSE I WAS ON MY WAY TO A FURNERAL. I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT INFORMING ANYONE BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD THESE TIRES UNTIL SOMEONE REMINDED ME ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TIRE IN JULY. I CAN'T SEE THE DOT # AT THIS TIME, BUT I WILL GET THE INFORMATION AND FORWARD THIS DATA TO YOU. THE OTHER 3 TIRES ARE FIRESTONE EXCEPT THE ONE THAT WAS EXCHANGED OUT.( DOT NUMBER: )