RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT (INSIDE OF TIRE IN SIDEWALL) (NO TREAD SEPARATION), CAUSING CAR TO SWERVE INTO OTHER LANE, CAUSING A HEAD-ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN DEATH OF DRIVER. THREE CHILDREN IN REAR SEAT WERE INJURED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 18984URBD. TIRESIZE: P195/75R14)
1998 Firestone Atx
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsBOTH FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. BLOWOUT TORE UP THE WHEEL WELL. DEALER SAID THAT TIRES WERE SUPPOSE TO DO THIS. *AK
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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1 death reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.