Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 18, 2003
WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM A FIELD TRIP IN OUR 15-PASSENGER VAN FULL OF CHILDREN, THE STEELTEX R4S TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AND TREAD SEPARATION. BY SOME SORT OF MIRACLE OUR DRIVER, GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, MANAGE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY ALL THE CHILDREN ARE SAFE,BUT I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE TIRES. I WOULD HAVE NEVER LET THE CHILDREN RIDE IN THE VAN WITH THOSE TIRES IF I KNEW THE PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE SHAFT DUE TO THE BLOWOUT, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE REPAIR, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 10023324
- Incident
- Jun 10, 2003
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 6, 2003
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10010064
- Incident
- Mar 6, 2003
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 28, 2003
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 10004811
- Mileage
- 514,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 2, 2001
TIRE HAD COMPLETE CASTASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE SIDE WALL WHILE ON HIGHWAY DRIVING 54 MPH. THE ENTIRE SIDE WALL BLEW OUT. THIS TIRE HAD LESS THAN 15 DAYS DRIVING TIME ON IT SINCE IT WAS THE SPARE THAT WAS REPLACED ON MONDAY, 21 MAY. THE ONLY OTHER TIME IT WAS USED WAS FOR 2 DAYS LAST SUMMER. THE TIRE WAS BRAND NEW!!!*AK (DOT NUMBER: 120/116R TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
- NHTSA ID
- 746303
- Incident
- Jun 2, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed May 22, 2001
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS LOADING UP TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE HAD A CHUNK OF THE TREAD GONE. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, R4SLT245/75R16 , DOT#23570URBNO5326-1 DOT VN11B1A338. *AK *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 888861
- Incident
- May 1, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 3, 2000
TREAD SEPARATION AFTER LOUD NOISE. (THOUGHT A JET WAS GOING OVERHEAD). FELT NO VIBRATION OR ANYTHING ELSE PRIOR TO TIRE GOING FLAT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: CANADA TIRESIZE: LT245/7516)
- NHTSA ID
- 735680
- Incident
- Nov 3, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 2, 2000
APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRES HAD LOWERED, & I SHOUGHT WITH THE WEIGHT VARIANCE THAT THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE, & THEY HAD INFORMED ME OF NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, & I STOPPED BY JENOR TIRE IN THIENSVILLE, WI, & THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPERATION. I PLAN ON HAVING NEW GOODYEAR TIRES INSTALLED ON MY VAN ON OCT. 3, 2000 (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
- NHTSA ID
- 733212
- Incident
- Oct 2, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 2, 2000
BOTH TIRES RECENTLY ROTATED FROM BACK TO FRONT, NOTICED BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE SEPARATED. MY ADDRESS IS CANMORE, AB CANADA T1W 1K9. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )
- NHTSA ID
- 733194
- Incident
- Sep 15, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 30, 2000
THE DOUBLE PLUG HAPPENED WITHIN IN A WEEK OF PURCHASE, THE TREAD MISSING WAS ON THE SPARE RIGHT AWAY, WHICH WE SHARE NOW DRIVING ON.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
- NHTSA ID
- 732923
- Incident
- Mar 15, 1999
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.