5.6
fairly significant- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 15,500 miles
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While driving a 2008 Toyota Tundra equipped with Bridgestone dueler H/T bl P255 25570R18 tires I experienced a complete failure of the driver's side front tire. The vehicle was being rented from enterprise rent a car at the time. I was driving 50 mph on straight level pavement. The temperature was in the mid-30S. The pavement was bare and dry. I did not strike any object in the road. I experienced great difficulty steering the vehicle, so I immediately slowed, braked as little as possible, and was able to bring the vehicle safely to a stop on the side of the road. Upon examining the tire, I observed the outside side wall of the tire was split open from near the bead to almost the tread line, a gash of several inches in length. As the vehicle was a rental, I was directed to take it to the Firestone store at 202 South 1st street, yakima, wa 98901-2804 (509) 457-6191 where the tire was reportedly replaced. I was given a new rental vehicle. I believe this was caused by a manufacturer's defect as I did not strike any object in the roadway which could have caused this failure to occur.
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