| Issue ID | 550855 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10128744 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | FRONTIER |
| Model Year | 2000 |
| File date | 19/06/05 |
| Component | TIRES:TREAD/BELT |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 9 year old son and i took a trip up north to sd. On our first day out approx. 70 miles away form the border the driver side tire's tread flew off causing my 2000 nissian truck to vere in front of an oncoming semi truck. We avoided the collision and removed the damaged tire. This was the second time that it has happend. This time we were moving at a speed of 70 miles per hour and the tread came back on the truck, scratched the front quarter panel with the steel sticking out, tore of the metal bar holding the fender on, tore the fender half way off and dented the underside ofthe driver side door. About a month earler the passanger side tire did the same thing. I was moving at a lower rate of speed and no damage occurred that time. The next day we replaced the tire with a used one from a local tire shop and continued our journey. Two days later on our vacation i lost the rear passanger tire in the same fashion. We again made it to a tire shop where they replaced the tire with a used tire. By this time someone had told me that the firestoen tire were recalled because of the reason that the tread comes off. I had the tire shop remove my last remaining firestone wilderness tire and replace the back tires with a matching set. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 58000 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LOVELAND, CO |
| VIN pattern | 1N6DD2656YCXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 26/04/04 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | MAN |
| Vehicle speed | 70 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
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| Dealer's name | TYNNAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | FORT COLLINS |
| Dealer's state code | CO |
| Dealer's ZIP code |