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Firestone SteelTex Tires

Nicholas of Henderson NC (8/8/03):
We, my wife and three grandchildren, had a blow-out on the left front tire of our 1999 Ford f-450 Coachman Santara class c motorhome. The tire, a Firestone Steeltex, blew out with the cruise control set at 57 mph, ambient temp 97 degrees. The thead came off in one piece and all that was left was sidewalls. We were towing a vehicle and the Ford we were driving handled the situitation with no problems. Tires are 225-75r16 e tires, aired to factory pressures and have a little over 17,000 miles on the camper. The unit was not overloaded.

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Andrew of Lisbon CT (7/7/03):
Had a tire blowout on July 4, 2003, with Firestone Steeltex Radial, R45, LT225/75R16, 115/42R m/s, L040 Range E m/s on my Ford-based Shasta Travelmaster 292 recreation vehicle. The mobile home almost tipped over! I was able to immediately slow down, and luckily it was on the passenger side back, inside tire, it is a double tire in the back, thank God!

Because the tires only had 7,500 miles on them I'm wondering if I should replace ALL of the tires and if Firestone will pick up the tab.

Peggy of Fairlawn OH (5/19/03):
We own a 31' motor home that came with Firestone Steeltex tires. We have had three separate, violent blowouts while travelling. All of the blowouts involved complete tread separation. We recently had all new tires put on the motor home, but that was before we knew of the Firestone problem. We had the exact same tires put on. Since the new tires were installed, we had another blowout this past April. We have another friend who owns a similar motor home; has the same tires; and has experienced 3-4 blowouts just like us. We are concerned for our safety; for our economic situation (tires are expensive!); and we would like a new, different tire for our motor homes.

The tires just blew - violently - and we were stranded until someone could change our tires for us. We have spent hundreds (over $1,000) on new tires, and we still do not feel safe. One blowout was so severe that it bent the framework on our motor home.

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