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Complaint 283326

1998 FORD E-350 • TIRES • incident Mar 2, 2001

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
283326
Make
FORD
Model
E-350
Model Year
1998
Component
TIRES
Incident Date
Mar 2, 2001
Date Received
Mar 18, 2001
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

TIRES

Owner Narrative

THE LEFT FRONT STEER TIRE TREAD JUST CAME OFF - THE TIRE WAS STILL HOLDING AIR AND DID NOT GO FLAT UNTIL THE MOTORHOME SLOWED DOWN AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY - ALL THAT'S LEFT WAS STEEL CORD ALL THE WAY AROUND - THESE TIRES SHOULD NOT BE USED ON MOTORHOMES AS COULD KILL A LOT OF FAMILIES. WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THE TIRE? SHOULD I REPLACE ALL 6? SHOULD FIRESTONE REPLACE THEM ? THERE IS ABOUT 5000 MILES ON THIS SET OF TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDIL1XD329 TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)

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