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American Prospector SUV Tires Recalled Due to Possible Tread Chunking or Cracking

jgomez — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:03:31 +0000

March 10, 2010 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), American Car Care Center has notified NHTSA about a noncompliance in certain American Prospector SUV tires, size 245/70R/17, produced between November 15 and November 21, 2009.

These tires fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 139, “New Pneumatic Radial Tires For Light Vehicles.” At various mileages, the subject tires may develop and exhibit tread chunking or cracking in the tread shoulder area. Tread chunks may separate from the tire casing resulting in body damage to the vehicle or the driver may lose control resulting in a crash.

At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of auto defects, including roof crush, tire defects and rollovers. If you or someone you love has been the victim of any defective product, call or write a personal injury attorney at the Gomez Law Firm today.

Delta A/S Sierradial Tires Recalled Due to Possible Tread Chunking or Cracking

jgomez — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:58:35 +0000

March 10, 2010 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), Del-Nat Tire Corporation has notified NHTSA about a noncompliance in certain Delta A/S Sierradial tires, size 245/70R/17, produced between November 22 and December 5, 2009.

Pep Boys Definity Dakota Tires Recalled Due to Possible Cracking or Chunking

jgomez — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:24:49 +0000

March 8, 2010 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), Pep Boys has notified NHTSA about a noncompliance in certain Definity Dakota H/T tires, size 245/70R/17, produced between November 15 and November 28, 2009.

Cyclone Radial SUV Tires Due to Possible Cracking or Chunking

jgomez — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:20:32 +0000

March 8, 2010 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), TBC Corporation has notified NHTSA about a noncompliance in certain Cyclone Radial SUV tires, size 245/70R/17, produced between November 15 and December 19, 2009.

Cooper Discoverer Tires Recalled – Potential Tread Chunking or Cracking

jgomez — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:34:20 +0000

February 23, 2010 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), Cooper Tire is recalling certain Discoverer H/T and Discoverer LSX tires, size 245/70R17, produced between November 15 and December 12, 2009.

Nitto / Toyo All Terrain Tires Recalled – Potential Sidewall Cracking

jgomez — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:30:19 +0000

February 23, 2010 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), Toyo Tire Holdings Of Americas, Inc. is recalling certain of the following All Terrain tires: Nitto Terra Grappler All Terrain, size 305/50R20 120S, manufactured from April 19, 2009 through October 17, 2009; and Toyo Open Country A/T and Toyo Proxes ST II, size 305/50R20, manufactured from May 31, 2009 through August 8, 2009

Some of the subject tires may have been produced with a wrinkle in the upper sidewall area of the tires. Under certain circumstances, this wrinkle may eventually lead to a crack in the sidewall. If a crack develops and is left undetected, the tire may fail, potentially causing a crash, possibly resulting in injury or death.

Freightliner Trucks Recall – Engine Cooling

jgomez — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:11:31 +0000

November 30, 2009 – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations (ODI), Daimler Trucks is recalling certain Model Year 2008 and 2010 Freightliner M2, Custom Chassis, MT55 and Sterling Acterra vehicles manufactured between April 4, 2007 and July 15, 2009, equipped with Cummins ISC CM2150 and ISL CM2150 model diesel engines.

The vehicles may be designed with a hard wired, dash-mounted switch that enables the vehicle operator to inhibit after-treatment diesel particulate filter regeneration in environments where the operator believes it may be unsafe for elevated exhaust temperatures. Due to an issue with the logic in the ECM software in these engines, the switch may not function correctly, leading the operator to believe that the switch is in “inhibit” mode when it is not. This condition will permit hot exhaust gases to exit the vehicle tailpipe, increasing the risk of melting or burning of nearby surfaces, or a fire.

Two Killed in Crash on I-15

jgomez — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:51:06 +0000

November 10, 2009 – A man and a woman in their 60s who were passengers in a sports utility vehicle that rolled down an embankment off I-15 north of Escondido were killed in the single-vehicle wreck.

The victims, both from Mexico, were pronounced dead at the scene, said CHP Officer Eric Newbury. Their names were being withheld pending family notification, he said.

The 2002 Chevy Trailblazer driven by 40-year-old Ramon Arciniega of Upland was traveling north on I-15, just north of Deer Springs Road, when the tread peeled off the left rear tire around 6:35 p.m. Monday, Newbury said.

The driver applied the brakes but lost control of the vehicle, which crossed over onto the right shoulder and rolled down an embankment, overturning several times before it came to rest on its roof, blocking Champagne Boulevard, which runs parallel to the freeway, he said.

The right front passenger, a 64-year-old man from Mexico, and the right rear passenger, a 63-year-old woman from Mexico, were pronounced dead at the scene, Newbury said.

Arciniega and his left rear passenger, 52-year-old Evangelina Quiroz of Upland, were transported to Palomar Medical Center, he said. Their conditions were not immediately reported.

Alcohol and drugs are not suspected factors in the crash, Newbury said. Champagne Boulevard was closed for about four hours as investigators worked at the scene, he said.

San Bernardino County woman ejected, killed in SUV rollover

jgomez — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:23:14 +0000

October 7, 2009 – A blowout caused an SUV to overturn yesterday, killing an 85-year-old Adelanto woman, according to San Bernardino County coroner’s officials.

Hattie Kaufman died at the scene of the 3:43 p.m. accident Wednesday at Mojave and Mesa Linda Drives.

Kaufman was a passenger in the 2001 Ford SUV when the right rear tire popped, causing the vehicle to flip multiple times, ejecting Kaufman, witnesses told investigators.

City Heights man dies in crash near Ramona

jgomez — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:17:42 +0000

September 29, 2009 – A 51-year-old City Heights man was found dead near Ramona on a rural road where he crashed his car into a large boulder, authorities said today.

The single-vehicle crash on Mussey Grade Road near Kimball Valley Road in the Fernbrook area was reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday, when the wreckage was discovered, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Evidence at the scene suggest the crash occurred several hours earlier, CHP Officer Brian Pennings said. A woman who lives along Mussey Grade Road discovered the wrecked 1997 BMW 740i and called 911 after seeing the man unresponsive in the driver’s seat, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Cal Fire paramedics and CHP officers arrived and determined the man was dead, the Medical Examiner’s Office reported.

Speed may have been a factor in the crash, according to the CHP.

The man, who recently lost his job as a car salesman, lived with roommates in a home in City Heights, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.