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Complaint 367074

2001 FORD E-450 • TIRES • incident Aug 3, 2002

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
367074
Make
FORD
Model
E-450
Model Year
2001
Component
TIRES
Incident Date
Aug 3, 2002
Date Received
Aug 5, 2002
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

TIRES

Owner Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I94 IN MPLS, WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. I HAD 3 KIDS IN THE RV AND A BOAT BEHIND. ALMOST LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO STEER RV TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. THE ENTIRE TIRE HAD BEEN COMPLETED DEMOLISHED. IT LOOKS LIKE COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION, SIMILAR TO OTHER FIRESTONE ISSUES. TIRE DAMAGED UNDERNEATH STORAGE COMPARTMENT OF THE RV, COST ME $200 FOR EMERGENCY ROADSIDE REPAIR, APPROX. $2000 IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AND COST OF A NEW SPARE (WHICH I HAVEN'T BOUGHT YET). I WAS TRAVELLING THE SPEED LIMIT, NO ROAD ISSUES, NO OBJECTS - NOTHING. TIRE COMPLETING SEPARATED WITH NO PROVOCATION. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, ALONG WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY.*AK

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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