| Issue ID | 604278 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10169679 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | TUNDRA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 30/09/06 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Saturday afternoon 30 sept 2006 at about 3:00 pm, i just had my 2006 toyota tundra limited washed at a facility in conroe, tx. I departed, there drove about a half a mile at a speed of 15-20 mph and had a blowout on the right rear tire of my vehicle. While having this tire changed by aaa i was robbed by two black thugs who took advantage of the disabled situation. It was witnessed by the tire changer and it was so bold that we were unable to get the tag number or total description of the vehicle except make, color, and general description. A police report was filed with the conroe, tx police department. Tires are kept at proper pressure, maintained by me and the toyota equipped pressure monitoring system. Since this had no cause except failure of the tire, my wife refuses to drive on bridgestone extended mileage tires that came with the vehicle. So at 17,000 miles i was forced to purchase 4 new different brand tires to provide for the safety of my family. This manufacturers flaw caused me to get robbed and placed me in unnecessary danger of being killed or injured while outside of a disabled vehicle. I feel that bridgestone sold to toyota a defective tire which was installed on my vehicle. I have to only assume that the other three may have the same defect. I want bridgestone to reimburse me for the cost of replacing the entire four tires at a cost of $827. 73. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 17215 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MONTGOMERY, TX |
| VIN pattern | 5TBDT48106SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 18/11/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 20 |
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| Was defective tire repaired? | |
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| Type of child seat code | |
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| Dealer's name | TEXAS TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | GRAPEVINE |
| Dealer's state code | TX |
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