1992 Ford F-150 Tires

ACCIDENT RESULTED IN MAJOR FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION, AND REHABILITATION. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235-75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235-75R15 )

THE TRUCK DEVELOPED A SLIGHT VIBRATION THAT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN THE FRONT END. IT WAS. THE TIRE WAS STARTING TO SEPERATE. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TIRE. TO CONDENSE THE STORY, FIRESTONE SAID THEY COULD NOT MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS OVER FIVE YEARS OLD. NOTE: THE TIRE(S) HAVE GOOD TREAD AND WERE NOT ABUSED. ALSO, THE TIRES ARE SITTING IN THE GARAGE (FOR MONTHS)STILL MOUNTED AND THAT ONE TIRE IS SELF-DESTRUCTING ON ITS OWN. THE TIRE IS NO LONGER TRUE (ROUND), LOOSING ITS TREAD AND EVEN THE BELT PLYS APPEAR TO BE PULLING APART. THE TIRE: FIRESTONE FIREHAWK ATX 31*10.5R15LT M/S LOAD RANGE B.( DOT NUMBER: VD60AXP235 TIRE SIZE: 31*10.5R15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY. LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. FIRESTONE FR480 P17 INCH TIRES. HE SAID HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE.*AK

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHICH ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC

TIME OF INCIDENT 07:30 AM; NO HEAVY LOAD; ENTIRE TREAD CAME OFF SEVERLY DAMAGING LEFT SIDE PANEL, PIPE TO GAS TANK, AND BED. TRUCK WAS YANKED AROUND, BUT GAINED CONTROL. TIRE CONTINUED TO HOLD AIR, AND WAS STILL HOLDING AIR UNTIL NEW TIRE WAS PURCHASED. I PURCHASED A COMPLETE NEW SET OF WILDERNESS TIRES ON THE SAME DAY DUE TO MILEAGE AND NOT WANTING MISMATCHED TIRES. NOW I AM STUCK WITH ANOTHER SET THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. THIS INCIDENT OCCURED PRIOR TO THE PUBLICITY ON FIRESTONE TIRES. OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT ANOTHER BRAND. I HAD NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES BEFORE, AND THOUGHT THE PROBLEM I HAD WAS DUE TO MILEAGE OR JUST A SINGLE DEFECTIVE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: VD60AXB506 TIRE SIZE: 31105R15 )