Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 44,841 complaints - component: TIRES
Incident date: May 31, 2018
ON FEB. 25, 2018, WE PURCHASED A 2003 KIA SEDONA VAN FROM CITY START AUTO SALES IN PARADISE, CA. ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE SPARE WERE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY 215/70R15. THE TIRES READ MAX. PSI 44, BUT THE VAN SAID TO RUN AT 35 PSI. SO, ONCE A WEEK ON A COOL MORNING (BETWEEN 68-75 DEGREES OUTSIDE WITHOUT IT HAVE BEEN DRIVEN), MY WIFE OR I WOULD MAKE SURE THE TIRES WERE 34-35 PSI. DURING THIS 3 MONTH PERIOD... Read more
Incident date: May 31, 2018
ON FEB. 25, 2018, WE PURCHASED A 2003 KIA SEDONA VAN FROM CITY START AUTO SALES IN PARADISE, CA. ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE SPARE WERE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY 215/70R15. THE TIRES READ MAX. PSI 44, BUT THE VAN SAID TO RUN AT 35 PSI. SO, ONCE A WEEK ON A COOL MORNING (BETWEEN 68-75 DEGREES OUTSIDE WITHOUT IT HAVE BEEN DRIVEN), MY WIFE OR I WOULD MAKE SURE THE TIRES WERE 34-35 PSI. DURING THIS 3 MONTH PERIOD... Read more
PRIME TIME
CRUSADER
(2013) - TIRES
Jul 17, 2018
Incident date: Jul 5, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 PRIME TIME CRUSADER EQUIPPED WITH POWER KING TOWMAX TIRES, SIZE: 225/80/16R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT CONTINUED OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TOW COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND ... Read more
POWER KING
TOWMAX
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 17, 2018
Incident date: Jul 5, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 PRIME TIME CRUSADER EQUIPPED WITH POWER KING TOWMAX TIRES, SIZE: 225/80/16R (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT CONTINUED OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TOW COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2018
2016 HYUNDAI EQUUS WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT P245 / 45R / 19 98V TIRES; DOT AF7VP1H6 (0615); WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILD TO THE AIRPORT ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. UPON RETURNING HOME, CALLED CAR DEALER AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY. WE BOTH THOUGHT A FRONT TIRE HAD POSSIBLY THROWN A WHEEL BALANCING WEIGHT. DEALER FOUND BO... Read more
CONTINENTAL
CONTI PRO CONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 17, 2018
Incident date: Jul 10, 2018
2016 HYUNDAI EQUUS WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT P245 / 45R / 19 98V TIRES; DOT AF7VP1H6 (0615); WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILD TO THE AIRPORT ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. UPON RETURNING HOME, CALLED CAR DEALER AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY. WE BOTH THOUGHT A FRONT TIRE HAD POSSIBLY THROWN A WHEEL BALANCING WEIGHT. DEALER FOUND BO... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
(2015) - TIRES
Jul 16, 2018
Incident date: May 1, 2018
PURCHASED NEW ATLAS TIRE FROM AN AUTHORIZED ATLAS TIRE DEALER. ONCE TIRES WERE MOUNTED AND BALANCED, THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION AROUND 70 MPH. THE TIRE WAS THEN RE-BALANCED AND HAD PRESSURE APPLIED. IT WAS FOUND THE TIRE TO HAVE A THIN SIDE WALL CAUSING THE TIRE NOT TO BALANCE AND PUTTING THE DRIVER AT RISK WITH A PREMATURE FAILURE. THE COMPANY AS NOT FOLLOWED THERE WARRANTY AND WILL NOT RESPON... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2018
PURCHASED NEW ATLAS TIRE FROM AN AUTHORIZED ATLAS TIRE DEALER. ONCE TIRES WERE MOUNTED AND BALANCED, THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION AROUND 70 MPH. THE TIRE WAS THEN RE-BALANCED AND HAD PRESSURE APPLIED. IT WAS FOUND THE TIRE TO HAVE A THIN SIDE WALL CAUSING THE TIRE NOT TO BALANCE AND PUTTING THE DRIVER AT RISK WITH A PREMATURE FAILURE. THE COMPANY AS NOT FOLLOWED THERE WARRANTY AND WILL NOT RESPON... Read more
VICTORY
VEGAS EIGHT BALL
(2005) - TIRES
Jul 15, 2018
Incident date: Jul 13, 2018
SHINKO 777. 90/90-21 MOTORCYCLE TIRES MADE IN KOREA. THIS TIRES ARE SO POORLY BUILT, IT STARTED DISINTEGRATING ON MY FIST RIDE AFTER INSTALLATION. CHUNKS OF TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE STARTED COMING OFF FROM MY FRONT TIRE. NO DAMAGE FROM MOTORCYCLE FENDER OCCURRED. THIS TIRES ARE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM AMERICAN MARKETS.
SHINKO
SHINKO E705
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 15, 2018
Incident date: Jul 13, 2018
SHINKO 777. 90/90-21 MOTORCYCLE TIRES MADE IN KOREA. THIS TIRES ARE SO POORLY BUILT, IT STARTED DISINTEGRATING ON MY FIST RIDE AFTER INSTALLATION. CHUNKS OF TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE STARTED COMING OFF FROM MY FRONT TIRE. NO DAMAGE FROM MOTORCYCLE FENDER OCCURRED. THIS TIRES ARE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM AMERICAN MARKETS.
Incident date: Jul 13, 2018
2017 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HITTING A POTHOLE AS A RESULT 2 TIRES WERE RIPPED. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *LD *JS
Incident date: Jul 2, 2018
THIS INVOLVES NEW CHINESE JUNK TIRES BEING PUT ON TOY HAULERS. KEYSTONE ONE OF THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF RV'S PUTS THE CHEAPEST TIRES ON EVEN AFTER BEING TOLD BY MANY OWNERS THAT TIRES ARE EXPLODING GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NOT JUST RUNLETS WHERE IT FALLS APART BUT FULLY INFLATED WHERE IT GOES OFF LIKE A BOMB MY NEW UNIT HAS ST235 80 16 12PLY TRAILER KING TIRES. THESE ARE THE PRIMARY OFFENDERS I ... Read more
TRAILER KING
ST RADIAL
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 11, 2018
Incident date: Jul 2, 2018
THIS INVOLVES NEW CHINESE JUNK TIRES BEING PUT ON TOY HAULERS. KEYSTONE ONE OF THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF RV'S PUTS THE CHEAPEST TIRES ON EVEN AFTER BEING TOLD BY MANY OWNERS THAT TIRES ARE EXPLODING GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NOT JUST RUNLETS WHERE IT FALLS APART BUT FULLY INFLATED WHERE IT GOES OFF LIKE A BOMB MY NEW UNIT HAS ST235 80 16 12PLY TRAILER KING TIRES. THESE ARE THE PRIMARY OFFENDERS I ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2018
HANKOOK ROADHANDLER H/T TIRES ON AN SUV -SEVERE TIRE DEFECT THIS TIRE WAS NOT LISTED IN CHOICES SO I CHOOSE ROADHANDLER SPORT -MY TIRES ARE ROADHANDLER H/T , THEY ARE SUV TIRES, UNSURE OF SIZE CAR WAS NOT HANDLING WELL AND FELT FUNNY AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING, I HAD SOME OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR SO BROUGHT IT TO GARAGE AND THEY NOTIFIED ME OF THE SEVERE TIRE DEFECT
HANKOOK
ROADHANDLER SPORT
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 10, 2018
Incident date: Jul 10, 2018
HANKOOK ROADHANDLER H/T TIRES ON AN SUV -SEVERE TIRE DEFECT THIS TIRE WAS NOT LISTED IN CHOICES SO I CHOOSE ROADHANDLER SPORT -MY TIRES ARE ROADHANDLER H/T , THEY ARE SUV TIRES, UNSURE OF SIZE CAR WAS NOT HANDLING WELL AND FELT FUNNY AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING, I HAD SOME OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR SO BROUGHT IT TO GARAGE AND THEY NOTIFIED ME OF THE SEVERE TIRE DEFECT
Incident date: Jun 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES, SIZE: 275/40/R20 (NA). WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE REPAIR SERVICE WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF T... Read more
BRIDGESTONE
DUELER AT
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 9, 2018
Incident date: Jun 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER TIRES, SIZE: 275/40/R20 (NA). WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE REPAIR SERVICE WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF T... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350 EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK DYNAPRO AS TIRES, SIZE: 235/85R16. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING DOWN QUICKLY AND UNEVENLY, BUT THE REAR TIRES SHOWED NO FAILURES. THE LOCAL TIRE STORE WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER SERVICED OR SOLD HANKOOK TIRES. THE CONTACT ... Read more
HANKOOK
DYNAPRO AS
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 9, 2018
Incident date: May 9, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350 EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK DYNAPRO AS TIRES, SIZE: 235/85R16. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING DOWN QUICKLY AND UNEVENLY, BUT THE REAR TIRES SHOWED NO FAILURES. THE LOCAL TIRE STORE WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER SERVICED OR SOLD HANKOOK TIRES. THE CONTACT ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2018
I, AS MANY OTHERS WHO BUY RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES BLOWING OUT. WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE, BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY 2018. LESS THAN 500 MILES ON TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT AND WE HAD A VERY LIGHT LOAD, LESS THAN THEY TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE. WE JUST RECENTLY HAD ONE WHICH THANKFULLY NO HARM TO ANYONE BUT OUR CAMPER. AFTER THIS ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2018
I, AS MANY OTHERS WHO BUY RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES BLOWING OUT. WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE, BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY 2018. LESS THAN 500 MILES ON TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT AND WE HAD A VERY LIGHT LOAD, LESS THAN THEY TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE. WE JUST RECENTLY HAD ONE WHICH THANKFULLY NO HARM TO ANYONE BUT OUR CAMPER. AFTER THIS ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 8, 2018
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOW UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AIR ESCAPE FROM A HOLE IN SIDE WALL FROM THE RIM. _________________________ THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES; AND, TIRE HAVE HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL, AIR ESCAPE, NO DRIVING ON THIS TIRE. PULL BACK IN TO GARAGE, REMOVE THE RIGHT FRONT WHELL FROM THE CAR AN... Read more
BRIDGESTONE
BRIDGESTONE
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 6, 2018
Incident date: Jun 8, 2018
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOW UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AIR ESCAPE FROM A HOLE IN SIDE WALL FROM THE RIM. _________________________ THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES; AND, TIRE HAVE HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL, AIR ESCAPE, NO DRIVING ON THIS TIRE. PULL BACK IN TO GARAGE, REMOVE THE RIGHT FRONT WHELL FROM THE CAR AN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250 HAULING A 2016 KEYSTONE MONTANA. THE TRAILER WAS EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER KING ST RADIAL TIRES, SIZE: 235/80/R16. WHILE THE TRAILER WAS PARKED, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILUR... Read more
TRAILER KING
ST RADIAL
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 5, 2018
Incident date: Jul 4, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250 HAULING A 2016 KEYSTONE MONTANA. THE TRAILER WAS EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER KING ST RADIAL TIRES, SIZE: 235/80/R16. WHILE THE TRAILER WAS PARKED, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: P255/65R18. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE APPEARED DRY ROTTED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED CRACKS AND BLISTERS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AS CERTIFIED USED TIRES. THE TIRE WAS N... Read more
GOODYEAR
FORTERA HL
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 3, 2018
Incident date: Jun 30, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: P255/65R18. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE APPEARED DRY ROTTED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED CRACKS AND BLISTERS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AS CERTIFIED USED TIRES. THE TIRE WAS N... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2018
FAILURE OF METZELER MOTORCYCLE TIRE SIZE 160 80-16B 75H TREAD CAME APART ON TIRE WHILE DRIVING MOUNTAIN ROADS. DOT XE 44 E2234113
METZELER
ME 880 MARATHON
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 2, 2018
Incident date: Jun 30, 2018
FAILURE OF METZELER MOTORCYCLE TIRE SIZE 160 80-16B 75H TREAD CAME APART ON TIRE WHILE DRIVING MOUNTAIN ROADS. DOT XE 44 E2234113
Incident date: Jul 2, 2018
2017 INFINITI Q60. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE TIRES ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED 5 TIRES WERE REPLACED IN 2 MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER A SOLUTION. *JS
Incident date: Jun 14, 2018
DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 10 OUR MOTOR HOME BEGAN TO SHAKE LIKE TIRES BEING OUT OF BALANCE. I STOPPED AT EXPRESS TIRE IN FREDERICKSBURG, TX. THEY FOUND THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON THREE OF THE SIX TIRES. BECAUSE WE WERE TRAVELING I ONLY REPLACED THE THREE PROBLEM TIRES. CONTINUING OUR TRIP WE TRAVELED ANOTHER 1,000 MILES AND A FOURTH TIRE SEPARATED. AT THAT TIME I WAS ONLY 200 MILES FROM R... Read more
TOYO
OPEN COUNTRY H/T/ TUFF DUTY
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 1, 2018
Incident date: Jun 14, 2018
DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 10 OUR MOTOR HOME BEGAN TO SHAKE LIKE TIRES BEING OUT OF BALANCE. I STOPPED AT EXPRESS TIRE IN FREDERICKSBURG, TX. THEY FOUND THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON THREE OF THE SIX TIRES. BECAUSE WE WERE TRAVELING I ONLY REPLACED THE THREE PROBLEM TIRES. CONTINUING OUR TRIP WE TRAVELED ANOTHER 1,000 MILES AND A FOURTH TIRE SEPARATED. AT THAT TIME I WAS ONLY 200 MILES FROM R... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2018
* TIRES, SEVERE CRACKING (SEE PICTURES) * BRAND: PRIMEWELLPZ900 (SOLD BY FIRESTONE, MADE IN INDONESIA) * DOT# 9UH76AA5211 * INSTALLED 2012-05-26
PRIMEWELL
VALERA TOURING II
(9999) - TIRES
Jul 1, 2018
Incident date: Jul 1, 2018
* TIRES, SEVERE CRACKING (SEE PICTURES) * BRAND: PRIMEWELLPZ900 (SOLD BY FIRESTONE, MADE IN INDONESIA) * DOT# 9UH76AA5211 * INSTALLED 2012-05-26
Incident date: Jun 21, 2017
VEHICLE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 500 FT, COOL EVENING APPROX 70F, LESS THAN 25 MPH AS PULLING OUT FROM STOP SIGN FROM HOME. TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE FR440 P195/75R14 DOT VDKA 4FA 503 POSSIBLE SN (?) 03626 OR 23065 UR BM02826-1 MIN TREAD WEAR/USAGE GARAGE KEPT. OTHER 3 TIRES SAME VENDOR AND TYPE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
Incident date: Jun 21, 2017
VEHICLE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 500 FT, COOL EVENING APPROX 70F, LESS THAN 25 MPH AS PULLING OUT FROM STOP SIGN FROM HOME. TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE FR440 P195/75R14 DOT VDKA 4FA 503 POSSIBLE SN (?) 03626 OR 23065 UR BM02826-1 MIN TREAD WEAR/USAGE GARAGE KEPT. OTHER 3 TIRES SAME VENDOR AND TYPE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
Incident date: May 11, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW Z4 EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL SENTRY TIRES, SIZE: 225/45R17 (NA). WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE NOTICED A NAIL LODGED IN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS TORN FROM THE INSIDE AND THE NAIL LODGED IN THE TIRE WAS KEEPING THE TIRE TOGETHER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ... Read more
SENTRY
LT23575R15
(9999) - TIRES
Jun 27, 2018
Incident date: May 11, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW Z4 EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL SENTRY TIRES, SIZE: 225/45R17 (NA). WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE NOTICED A NAIL LODGED IN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS TORN FROM THE INSIDE AND THE NAIL LODGED IN THE TIRE WAS KEEPING THE TIRE TOGETHER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ... Read more
Incident date: May 8, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART EQUIPPED WITH DEXTERO TOURING DTR1 TIRES, SIZE: 225/45R17 91H (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND SHREDDED INTO PIECES. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURI... Read more
Crash
1 injured
DEXTERO
TOURING DTR1
(9999) - TIRES
Jun 27, 2018
Incident date: May 8, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART EQUIPPED WITH DEXTERO TOURING DTR1 TIRES, SIZE: 225/45R17 91H (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND SHREDDED INTO PIECES. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURI... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 20, 2018
I PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM LES SCHWAB ON 11-29-17 (102T ROAD CONTROL NW3 ALL SEASONS BW TIRES). SEVEN MONTHS LATER, ON 6-20-18, ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT. I HAD DRIVEN FOR 1-1/2 HOURS IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER, AND WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE TIRE BLEW (LOUD EXPLOSION). I DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING. THE TIRE WAS SPLIT OR SEPARATED NEAR THE RIM. THE TIRE HAD BEEN INFLATED CORRECTLY AND WA... Read more
LES SCHWAB
RETREADED TIRES
(9999) - TIRES
Jun 23, 2018
Incident date: Jun 20, 2018
I PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM LES SCHWAB ON 11-29-17 (102T ROAD CONTROL NW3 ALL SEASONS BW TIRES). SEVEN MONTHS LATER, ON 6-20-18, ONE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT. I HAD DRIVEN FOR 1-1/2 HOURS IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER, AND WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THE TIRE BLEW (LOUD EXPLOSION). I DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING. THE TIRE WAS SPLIT OR SEPARATED NEAR THE RIM. THE TIRE HAD BEEN INFLATED CORRECTLY AND WA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2018
GOODYEAR 245-45-19 2 TIRES TREAD SEPARATING. VERIFIED AT DISCOUNT TIRE NOT SAFE AT ANY SPEED.
GOODYEAR
EAGLE RS-A
(9999) - TIRES
Jun 21, 2018
Incident date: Jun 18, 2018
GOODYEAR 245-45-19 2 TIRES TREAD SEPARATING. VERIFIED AT DISCOUNT TIRE NOT SAFE AT ANY SPEED.
Incident date: Apr 15, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KEYSTONE MONTANA TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER KING TIRES, TIRE LINE: UNKNOWN, TIRE SIZE: 235/80R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AAA WAS CONTACTED AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. WHILE ON THE WAY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AAA WAS CONTACTED AGAIN AND ANOTHER TECHNICIA... Read more
TRAILER KING
ST RADIAL
(9999) - TIRES
Jun 20, 2018
Incident date: Apr 15, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KEYSTONE MONTANA TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER KING TIRES, TIRE LINE: UNKNOWN, TIRE SIZE: 235/80R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AAA WAS CONTACTED AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. WHILE ON THE WAY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AAA WAS CONTACTED AGAIN AND ANOTHER TECHNICIA... Read more
Incident date: May 23, 2018
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AMREICAN TIRE DEPOT ON 5/23/18. I HAD TWO FLAT TIRES AND A BENT RIM, I EXPLAINED WHAT I NEEDED AND THEY CONFIRMED. DANIEL WHO ASSISTED ME INFORMED ME HE HAD TO SELL ME FOUR TIMES BECAUSE MY TIRES WERE WORN. I SAID THAT WAS FINE ALTHOUGH MY TIRES WERE NOT THAT BAD. I WAS CHARGED $419.80 AND TOLD TO RETURN IN A FEW DAYS TO GET THE RIM AND FOURTH TIRE, MEAN WHILE THEY WOULD P... Read more
Incident date: May 23, 2018
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AMREICAN TIRE DEPOT ON 5/23/18. I HAD TWO FLAT TIRES AND A BENT RIM, I EXPLAINED WHAT I NEEDED AND THEY CONFIRMED. DANIEL WHO ASSISTED ME INFORMED ME HE HAD TO SELL ME FOUR TIMES BECAUSE MY TIRES WERE WORN. I SAID THAT WAS FINE ALTHOUGH MY TIRES WERE NOT THAT BAD. I WAS CHARGED $419.80 AND TOLD TO RETURN IN A FEW DAYS TO GET THE RIM AND FOURTH TIRE, MEAN WHILE THEY WOULD P... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC ACADIA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: P255/65R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS LEAKING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT... Read more
GOODYEAR
FORTERA HL
(9999) - TIRES
Jun 19, 2018
Incident date: Jun 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC ACADIA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: P255/65R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS LEAKING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT... Read more