EA00023, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION; WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH REAR FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW UP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF TRUCK. TIRE SIZE P23585R16. REPLACEMENT TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1975, CHEVROLET, C30. TIRE MILEAGE LESS THAN 20,000. OWNER WAS GIVEN 50% OFF ON A REPLACEMENT TIRE BY FIRESTONE. OWNER WAS GIVEN 50% OFF ON TOW OTHER TIRES AS WELL. *AK ANOTHER FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE BLEW OUT, THE ONLY PART OF THE TIRE LEFT WAS THE SIDEWALLS. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 875168
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1998