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: Nov 3, 2017
HAD FIRESTONE AUTO CARE INSTALL 4 BRAND NEW TIRES ON VEHICLE AT 9AM ON 11/3/17. THAT AFTERNOON WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE NO INDICATION THAT VEHICLE HAD HIT SOMETHING AND NO PUNCTURES IN TIRE. FIRESTONE REPLACED THE TIRE. ON 11/717 WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROAD THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY LOST ALL AIR AND WENT FLAT. ONCE AGAIN NO INDICATION T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 3, 2017
HAD FIRESTONE AUTO CARE INSTALL 4 BRAND NEW TIRES ON VEHICLE AT 9AM ON 11/3/17. THAT AFTERNOON WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE NO INDICATION THAT VEHICLE HAD HIT SOMETHING AND NO PUNCTURES IN TIRE. FIRESTONE REPLACED THE TIRE. ON 11/717 WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROAD THE LEFT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY LOST ALL AIR AND WENT FLAT. ONCE AGAIN NO INDICATION T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 3, 2017
PURCHASED 2014 FORD FIESTA AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT NOISE AND HANDLING ISSUES WITH THE HANKOOK OPTIMO TIRES ON MY FIESTA - CAR HAS APPROX. 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR - AND DEFINITELY HAVING A DRIVE AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TIRES
HANKOOK
OPTIMO H426
(9999) - TIRES
Nov 3, 2017
Incident date: Nov 3, 2017
PURCHASED 2014 FORD FIESTA AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT NOISE AND HANDLING ISSUES WITH THE HANKOOK OPTIMO TIRES ON MY FIESTA - CAR HAS APPROX. 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR - AND DEFINITELY HAVING A DRIVE AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TIRES
Incident date: Oct 25, 2017
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLOW-OUT AT 68 MPH. THIS TIRE WAS CHECKED DURING THE PRE-TRIP VEHICLE INSPECTION AND WAS RECORDED TO HAVE 9/32 TREAD LEFT
Crash
Incident date: Oct 25, 2017
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLOW-OUT AT 68 MPH. THIS TIRE WAS CHECKED DURING THE PRE-TRIP VEHICLE INSPECTION AND WAS RECORDED TO HAVE 9/32 TREAD LEFT
Crash
Incident date: Oct 29, 2017
MY 4TH GT RADIAL TIRE SIDE WALL BLOW OUT. ON 10/29/2017, MY 4TH TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDE WALL ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH. I HAVE SAVED THE THIS TIRE AND THE 3RD ONE THAT BLEW OUT A FEW MONTHS BACK FOR INVESTIGATION. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES.
GT RADIAL
CHAMPIRO TOURING A/S
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 30, 2017
Incident date: Oct 29, 2017
MY 4TH GT RADIAL TIRE SIDE WALL BLOW OUT. ON 10/29/2017, MY 4TH TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDE WALL ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 MPH. I HAVE SAVED THE THIS TIRE AND THE 3RD ONE THAT BLEW OUT A FEW MONTHS BACK FOR INVESTIGATION. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES.
Incident date: Oct 16, 2017
TIRE INFO PRIMEWELL VALERA TOURING 215/65/R16 98H MADE IN CHINA. DOT #5WA6 00A 4813 IN MARCH 2016 I GOT A NEW/USED CERTIFIED CAR FROM A DEALER IN ORLANDO FL THE CAR CAME WITH NEW TIRES. NOT SURE WHERE THE TIRES WERE SOLD/INSTALLED, BUT AFTER I DROVE ABOUT 11 000 MILES, ONE OF THE REAR TIRE STARTS TO LOSE PRESSURE ABOUT 1 PSI/DAY. ON 8/14/2016 I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL TIRE PLUS STORE IN GAINESVILLE... Read more
PRIMEWELL
VALERA TOURING II
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 25, 2017
Incident date: Oct 16, 2017
TIRE INFO PRIMEWELL VALERA TOURING 215/65/R16 98H MADE IN CHINA. DOT #5WA6 00A 4813 IN MARCH 2016 I GOT A NEW/USED CERTIFIED CAR FROM A DEALER IN ORLANDO FL THE CAR CAME WITH NEW TIRES. NOT SURE WHERE THE TIRES WERE SOLD/INSTALLED, BUT AFTER I DROVE ABOUT 11 000 MILES, ONE OF THE REAR TIRE STARTS TO LOSE PRESSURE ABOUT 1 PSI/DAY. ON 8/14/2016 I TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL TIRE PLUS STORE IN GAINESVILLE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 25, 2017
HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBEL 2 SIZE 255/50R20 DOT 5MNC 1A H 1216 THESE TIRES HAVE 12,200 MILES ON THEM AND CAME OEM ON 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE TIRE TREAD IS PEELING AND SHREDDING. PREMATURE WEAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ON THE SAME VEHICLE.
HANKOOK
VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 25, 2017
Incident date: Oct 25, 2017
HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBEL 2 SIZE 255/50R20 DOT 5MNC 1A H 1216 THESE TIRES HAVE 12,200 MILES ON THEM AND CAME OEM ON 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE TIRE TREAD IS PEELING AND SHREDDING. PREMATURE WEAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ON THE SAME VEHICLE.
Incident date: Aug 3, 2017
PRIMEWELL VALERA TOURING TIRES. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL RELATED TO CRACKS IN LOWER SIDEWALL WHICH MAY RESULT IN AIR PRESSURE LOSS.*LD THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 10/24/2017*JS
Incident date: Oct 18, 2017
DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND I REALIZED I HAD A FLAT TIRE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN FOUR MONTH. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS I HIT SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BREAK APART.
CONTINENTAL
CROSSCONTACT LX20
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 20, 2017
Incident date: Oct 18, 2017
DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND I REALIZED I HAD A FLAT TIRE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN FOUR MONTH. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS I HIT SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BREAK APART.
Incident date: Jun 21, 2017
DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS I HIT SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BREAK APART.
CONTINENTAL
CROSSCONTACT LX20
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 20, 2017
Incident date: Jun 21, 2017
DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS I HIT SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BREAK APART.
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2015) - TIRES
Oct 20, 2017
Incident date: Oct 18, 2017
ON 10/18/17 WENT TO TIRES PLUS FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND FOUND OUT THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY WERE CONTINENTAL TIRES, BELT HAD SEPARATED ON ALL 4 TIRES. THE SIZE WERE 225/45/17. AND THE CAR WAS A 2015 VW JETTA WITH 19K ON TIRES. CALLED CONTINENTAL TIRES WHILE AT TIRES PLUS AND WAS TOLD THEY DON'T DEAL WITH THE CONSUMER. CALLED VW GUNTHER IN COCONUT CREEK, FL AND THEY DON'T WARRANTY TIES... Read more
CONTINENTAL
UNKNOWN
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 20, 2017
Incident date: Oct 18, 2017
ON 10/18/17 WENT TO TIRES PLUS FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND FOUND OUT THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY WERE CONTINENTAL TIRES, BELT HAD SEPARATED ON ALL 4 TIRES. THE SIZE WERE 225/45/17. AND THE CAR WAS A 2015 VW JETTA WITH 19K ON TIRES. CALLED CONTINENTAL TIRES WHILE AT TIRES PLUS AND WAS TOLD THEY DON'T DEAL WITH THE CONSUMER. CALLED VW GUNTHER IN COCONUT CREEK, FL AND THEY DON'T WARRANTY TIES... Read more
GULF STREAM
MOTORHOME
(2003) - TIRES
Oct 18, 2017
Incident date: Sep 2, 2017
THE SIZE IS LT235/75/16 THE MAKE IS DELTA ESSENTIAL .PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE , UNABLE TO HANDLE LOAD . PURCH. 6 TIRES AT THE SAME TIME ALL SIMULAR DATE OF PRODUCTION 2012. 3 OF SIX FAILED THIS SUMMER WITHIN 1,700 MILES OF EACHOTHER. ALL FAILURES WERE ON REAR PART OF A DUAL WHEEL SET. PROPERLY INFLATED COLD TO MAX AIR PRESSURE. ALL TIRES HAD 75% OR MORE TREAD LIFE. FAILURE INDICATED BY BAD VIBRATIO... Read more
Incident date: Sep 2, 2017
THE SIZE IS LT235/75/16 THE MAKE IS DELTA ESSENTIAL .PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE , UNABLE TO HANDLE LOAD . PURCH. 6 TIRES AT THE SAME TIME ALL SIMULAR DATE OF PRODUCTION 2012. 3 OF SIX FAILED THIS SUMMER WITHIN 1,700 MILES OF EACHOTHER. ALL FAILURES WERE ON REAR PART OF A DUAL WHEEL SET. PROPERLY INFLATED COLD TO MAX AIR PRESSURE. ALL TIRES HAD 75% OR MORE TREAD LIFE. FAILURE INDICATED BY BAD VIBRATIO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS TA71 TIRES, SIZE: 215/55/R16 97V (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SUFFERED A BLOWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE, BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, TOOK BACK THE TIRE, STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO AN IMPACT TO THE TIRE, AND... Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS TA71 TIRES, SIZE: 215/55/R16 97V (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SUFFERED A BLOWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE, BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, TOOK BACK THE TIRE, STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO AN IMPACT TO THE TIRE, AND... Read more
Incident date: Oct 9, 2017
TIRE IS A RUN FLAT TYPE OF TIRE AND THE WEAR OF ALL FOUR TIRES WAS SEVERE ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE WHILE TREAD ACROSS THE REST OF THE TIRE WAS STILL SATISFACTORY. REAR TIRE TREAD STARTED SEPARATING AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE TIRE AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF T... Read more
GOODYEAR
EAGLE LS 2 ROF
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 11, 2017
Incident date: Oct 9, 2017
TIRE IS A RUN FLAT TYPE OF TIRE AND THE WEAR OF ALL FOUR TIRES WAS SEVERE ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE WHILE TREAD ACROSS THE REST OF THE TIRE WAS STILL SATISFACTORY. REAR TIRE TREAD STARTED SEPARATING AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE TREAD SEPARATION. CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE TIRE AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF T... Read more
Incident date: Oct 4, 2017
1) THE EVENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 4, 2017. 2) 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH APPROXIMATELY 19,980 MILES. 3) THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVED ON SCHEDULE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. 4) AT THE PRIOR INSPECTION NO DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL WEAR WAS REPORTED. 5) FROM THE TIME OF THE 15,000 MILE INSPECTION NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TIRE. 6) AT NO TIME DID THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, DID THE TIRE INFLATION WARNING AN... Read more
Incident date: Oct 4, 2017
1) THE EVENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 4, 2017. 2) 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH APPROXIMATELY 19,980 MILES. 3) THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVED ON SCHEDULE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. 4) AT THE PRIOR INSPECTION NO DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL WEAR WAS REPORTED. 5) FROM THE TIME OF THE 15,000 MILE INSPECTION NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TIRE. 6) AT NO TIME DID THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, DID THE TIRE INFLATION WARNING AN... Read more
Incident date: Oct 6, 2017
I PURCHASED A 2013 LINCOLN MKX IN APRIL 2015; DEALER SAID THEY INSTALLED 4 NEW MICHELIN GREEN-X TIRES, LATITUDE TOUR 245/60 R18, DOT AP4A 005X, AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE RATED AT 90,000 MILES I RECENTLY FELT A VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH SO I CHECKED THE TIRES VISUALLY AND FOUND WHAT LOOKED LIKE LITTLE JIGSAW SHAPED PIECES OF TREAD THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY LIFT WITH A TOUCH OF YOUR FINGER!! I... Read more
MICHELIN GREEN X
RADIAL X
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 10, 2017
Incident date: Oct 6, 2017
I PURCHASED A 2013 LINCOLN MKX IN APRIL 2015; DEALER SAID THEY INSTALLED 4 NEW MICHELIN GREEN-X TIRES, LATITUDE TOUR 245/60 R18, DOT AP4A 005X, AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE RATED AT 90,000 MILES I RECENTLY FELT A VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH SO I CHECKED THE TIRES VISUALLY AND FOUND WHAT LOOKED LIKE LITTLE JIGSAW SHAPED PIECES OF TREAD THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY LIFT WITH A TOUCH OF YOUR FINGER!! I... Read more
Incident date: Jun 27, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 INFINITI Q50, EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP TIRES, TIRE LINE: SP SPORT, TIRE SIZE: 245/40RUNFLAT/19 94W N/A, AND DOT NUMBER: U28T. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK "A BUMP OR A POTHOLE" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE FLAT TIRE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 27, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 INFINITI Q50, EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP TIRES, TIRE LINE: SP SPORT, TIRE SIZE: 245/40RUNFLAT/19 94W N/A, AND DOT NUMBER: U28T. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK "A BUMP OR A POTHOLE" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE FLAT TIRE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2014
2013 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, TIRE BALANCE ISSUES, CLOCK, IGNITION MALFUNCTION AND OTHER MECHANIC PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLOCK AND IGNITION SWITCH WERE REPAIRED. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE DEALER OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS FOR THE TIRES, BUT THE CONSUMER DECLINED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS M... Read more
Incident date: Oct 7, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CR-V EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRES, SIZE P205/70R15 95S. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT, WOBBLED, SHOOK, AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY A BUBBLE LOCATED ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFA... Read more
FIRESTONE
AFFINITY TOURING
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 10, 2017
Incident date: Oct 7, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA CR-V EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TIRES, SIZE P205/70R15 95S. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT, WOBBLED, SHOOK, AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY A BUBBLE LOCATED ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 13, 2017
PURCHASED A 9000 LB. MOTORHOME EQUIPPED WITH NEW "AUTOGUARD" LT 225-75R16 TIRES INSTALLED IN 2016. WHILE DRIVING THE INTERSTATE IN IDAHO,NOTICED A ROUGH RIDE, ATTRIBUTED TO TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE PAVING THE HIGHWAY REQUIRING FREQUENT STOPS. PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR FUEL AND DISCOVERED AN OUTSIDE DUAL WORN THRU THE STEEL BELTS ON ONE AREA OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT TWO ADDIT... Read more
BEIJING CAPITAL
AUTOGUARD RADIAL
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 6, 2017
Incident date: Sep 13, 2017
PURCHASED A 9000 LB. MOTORHOME EQUIPPED WITH NEW "AUTOGUARD" LT 225-75R16 TIRES INSTALLED IN 2016. WHILE DRIVING THE INTERSTATE IN IDAHO,NOTICED A ROUGH RIDE, ATTRIBUTED TO TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE PAVING THE HIGHWAY REQUIRING FREQUENT STOPS. PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR FUEL AND DISCOVERED AN OUTSIDE DUAL WORN THRU THE STEEL BELTS ON ONE AREA OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT TWO ADDIT... Read more
Incident date: Oct 5, 2017
MICHELIN LTX M/S2 SIZE 275/55R20. I PURCHASED A SET OF 4 NEW TIRES ON JUNE 26, 2015 FROM NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. TWO OF THE 4 TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2013. WEEKS 28 AND 31. THE OTHER 2 TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2015. THE TWO TIRES MADE IN 2013 ARE EXPERIENCING THE TREAD COMING OFF, PEELING, AND CHUNKS MISSING OUT OF THE TREAD. THESE ARE NOT IN THE MICHELIN LTX RECALL BY A FEW WEEKS. THE 20... Read more
Incident date: Oct 5, 2017
MICHELIN LTX M/S2 SIZE 275/55R20. I PURCHASED A SET OF 4 NEW TIRES ON JUNE 26, 2015 FROM NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY. TWO OF THE 4 TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2013. WEEKS 28 AND 31. THE OTHER 2 TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2015. THE TWO TIRES MADE IN 2013 ARE EXPERIENCING THE TREAD COMING OFF, PEELING, AND CHUNKS MISSING OUT OF THE TREAD. THESE ARE NOT IN THE MICHELIN LTX RECALL BY A FEW WEEKS. THE 20... Read more
Incident date: Sep 4, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES, SIZE: 275/65/R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE OUTSIDE TIRE WALL WAS DAMAGED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE. APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS BEFORE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT UNDER THE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 4, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES, SIZE: 275/65/R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE OUTSIDE TIRE WALL WAS DAMAGED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE. APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS BEFORE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT UNDER THE... Read more
FOREST RIVER
PALOMINO
(2016) - TIRES
Oct 4, 2017
Incident date: Oct 1, 2017
I WAS PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER, A 2016 FOREST RIVER VIBE 315BHK, FROM GARNER STATE PARK IN CONCAN, TX TO CONROE, TX. HEADING EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 90, I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TRAILER TIRE WHICH IS LABELED AS A CASTLE ROCK ST225/75R15 LOAD RATING D TIRE. I PUT ON THE SPARE WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME CASTLE ROCK TIRE AS THE TIRE THAT HAD JUST BLOWN OUT. IT HAD NEVER BEEN USED... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2017
I WAS PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER, A 2016 FOREST RIVER VIBE 315BHK, FROM GARNER STATE PARK IN CONCAN, TX TO CONROE, TX. HEADING EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 90, I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TRAILER TIRE WHICH IS LABELED AS A CASTLE ROCK ST225/75R15 LOAD RATING D TIRE. I PUT ON THE SPARE WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME CASTLE ROCK TIRE AS THE TIRE THAT HAD JUST BLOWN OUT. IT HAD NEVER BEEN USED... Read more
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(2010) - TIRES
Oct 3, 2017
Incident date: Aug 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER SAFELY. WHEN THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR, WHICH WA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2017
AT HIGHWAY SPEED TIRE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES OF RIGHT REAR TIRE. VEHICLE: 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS TWO ECO. TIRES - MANUFACTURER: TOYO - MODEL: NANOENERGY A29 - DOT CODE: N39N SIZE:195/6515 TIRE - DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1216 (DECEMBER 2016)
Incident date: Oct 1, 2017
AT HIGHWAY SPEED TIRE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM SIDEWALL ON BOTH SIDES OF RIGHT REAR TIRE. VEHICLE: 2016 TOYOTA PRIUS TWO ECO. TIRES - MANUFACTURER: TOYO - MODEL: NANOENERGY A29 - DOT CODE: N39N SIZE:195/6515 TIRE - DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1216 (DECEMBER 2016)
MERCEDES-BENZ
SPRINTER 2500
(2015) - TIRES
Oct 2, 2017
Incident date: Jun 15, 2017
I HAVE A MB 2015 SPRINTER PASSENGER VAN WITH 14,345 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS KUMHO ROAD VENTURE ATP/M 245/75R16 TIRES. ON A FAMILY TRIP THIS SUMMER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE STARTED TO CAUSE A JUMPING VIBRATION. IT WAS CAUSED BY TIRE BELT SEPARATION. THIS ISSUE PLACED MY WIFE AND MY TWO 9 YEAR OLD CHILDREN ALONG WITH OTHERS IN HARMS WAY. I HAVE SEEN IN WEBSITES ALL THE ISSUES OF TIRE BELT SEPARATION KUMHO... Read more
KUMHO
ROAD VENTURES
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 2, 2017
Incident date: Jun 15, 2017
I HAVE A MB 2015 SPRINTER PASSENGER VAN WITH 14,345 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS KUMHO ROAD VENTURE ATP/M 245/75R16 TIRES. ON A FAMILY TRIP THIS SUMMER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE STARTED TO CAUSE A JUMPING VIBRATION. IT WAS CAUSED BY TIRE BELT SEPARATION. THIS ISSUE PLACED MY WIFE AND MY TWO 9 YEAR OLD CHILDREN ALONG WITH OTHERS IN HARMS WAY. I HAVE SEEN IN WEBSITES ALL THE ISSUES OF TIRE BELT SEPARATION KUMHO... Read more
Incident date: Sep 27, 2017
DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ERROR OF A TIRE, I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE INTERSTATE THAT ENDED UP TOTALING MY CAR. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SPLIT FROM THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT ANY COLLISIONS OR DAMAGE TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. THE BLOWOUT RIPPED OFF PIECES OF THE FRONT BUMPER, SOME SIDING OF THE CAR, AND CAUSED HUGE COSMETIC DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO WRECKIN... Read more
GOODYEAR
WRANGLER ST
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 2, 2017
Incident date: Sep 27, 2017
DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ERROR OF A TIRE, I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE INTERSTATE THAT ENDED UP TOTALING MY CAR. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SPLIT FROM THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT ANY COLLISIONS OR DAMAGE TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. THE BLOWOUT RIPPED OFF PIECES OF THE FRONT BUMPER, SOME SIDING OF THE CAR, AND CAUSED HUGE COSMETIC DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO WRECKIN... Read more
Incident date: Sep 29, 2017
I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2006 KIA SEDONA THAT HAS MICHELIN TIRES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE TIRES ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2011. I HAD 76540 MILES ON THE VAN AT THAT TIME. TODAY I HAVE 100,955 MILES ON THE VAN, THAT IS A LITTLE OVER 24000 MILES ON THESE TIRES. I WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED PRIOR TO A VACATION WITH MY DAUGHTER. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAVE TERRIBLE DRY-ROT. THIS IS VERY CONCER... Read more