ON THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 11, THE TREAD ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE CAME APART. BEFORE I COULD STOP AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TREAD BEAT THE SIDE OF MY CAR CAUSING IN EXCESS OF $2,300 DAMAGE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED $1,800 OF THE DAMAGE. I FEEL THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE DAMAGE. UNFORT…
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ON THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 11, THE TREAD ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE CAME APART. BEFORE I COULD STOP AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TREAD BEAT THE SIDE OF MY CAR CAUSING IN EXCESS OF $2,300 DAMAGE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED $1,800 OF THE DAMAGE. I FEEL THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE DAMAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I HAD THE SPARE TIRE INSTALLED, I DID NOT SAVE THE OLD TIRE. I HAD ALL THE TIRES REPLACED THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND DID SAVE THE OTHER THREE. I HAD TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE TIRE SEPARATION THAT CAN VERIFY THE EVENT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )
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EA96023 · Inappropriate Air Bag Deployment
Opened Sep 27, 1996 · Closed Feb 13, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
THE FAILURE RATE (1.25/100K) ON THIS ISSUE IS LOW.A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF THE AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITURE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS ISSUE.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS CLOSING REPORT IS INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC FILE.
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