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
FOREST RIVER
ROCKWOOD
(2016) - TIRES
Oct 8, 2015
Incident date: Oct 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DECAL FOR THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT ON THE RV WAS RATED FOR 8,917 POUNDS (LBS) MAX, HOWEVER THE TIRES ON THE RV WAS RATED FOR 8,624 POUNDS (LBS) MAX. THE RV WAS EQUIPPED WITH TIRES MANUFACTURED BY: RIDGWAY SPORT ST TIRES (NA), SIZE: 225/75/R15 (NA). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT M... Read more
Incident date: Oct 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FOREST RIVER ROCKWOOD TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DECAL FOR THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT ON THE RV WAS RATED FOR 8,917 POUNDS (LBS) MAX, HOWEVER THE TIRES ON THE RV WAS RATED FOR 8,624 POUNDS (LBS) MAX. THE RV WAS EQUIPPED WITH TIRES MANUFACTURED BY: RIDGWAY SPORT ST TIRES (NA), SIZE: 225/75/R15 (NA). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT M... Read more
Incident date: Apr 7, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BEAT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SENSOR MAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
C250
(2013) - TIRES
Oct 4, 2015
Incident date: Oct 3, 2015
CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES WITH APPROX. 12,500 MILES ON THEM WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED HAS A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. THE BUBBLE IS WITHIN A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO THE RIM. CONTINENTAL IS TURNING A DEAF EAR TO THIS MATTER. THE FIRST AND ONLY THING THEY ARE SAYING IS IT IS FROM A POTHOLE. THESE TIRES SHOWED VIRTUALLY VERY LITTLE WEAR. I STAY ON YTOP OF MY VEHICLES CARE AND ALWAYS HAVE ... Read more
CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AM
CONTIPROCONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 4, 2015
Incident date: Oct 3, 2015
CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES WITH APPROX. 12,500 MILES ON THEM WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED HAS A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. THE BUBBLE IS WITHIN A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO THE RIM. CONTINENTAL IS TURNING A DEAF EAR TO THIS MATTER. THE FIRST AND ONLY THING THEY ARE SAYING IS IT IS FROM A POTHOLE. THESE TIRES SHOWED VIRTUALLY VERY LITTLE WEAR. I STAY ON YTOP OF MY VEHICLES CARE AND ALWAYS HAVE ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 30, 2015
THE TIRE LINE IS A22. THIS OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE DROP-DOWN SELECTIONS. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON TOYO A22 TIRES. PURCHASED NEW NISSAN QUEST. AT 17,000 MILES TIRES ARE IN NEED OF REPLACING. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR COMPLAINTS/RATINGS ON THIS TIRE I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR STORIES FOR THIS TIRE ON THE NISSAN QUEST.
Incident date: Sep 30, 2015
THE TIRE LINE IS A22. THIS OPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE DROP-DOWN SELECTIONS. EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON TOYO A22 TIRES. PURCHASED NEW NISSAN QUEST. AT 17,000 MILES TIRES ARE IN NEED OF REPLACING. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR COMPLAINTS/RATINGS ON THIS TIRE I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR STORIES FOR THIS TIRE ON THE NISSAN QUEST.
Incident date: Sep 20, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A STEEP CURVE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 10, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT. THE MAINTENANCE WAS DECLINED DUE TO A FAILURE WITH BOTH REAR TIRES. THE DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT; SIM... Read more
MICHELIN
X RADIAL DT
(9999) - TIRES
Oct 1, 2015
Incident date: Jun 10, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT. THE MAINTENANCE WAS DECLINED DUE TO A FAILURE WITH BOTH REAR TIRES. THE DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT; SIM... Read more
PORSCHE
911 CARRERA S CABRIOLET
(2006) - TIRES
Sep 30, 2015
Incident date: Sep 20, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S CABRIOLET EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA POLE POSITION TIRES, SIZE 295/30R19 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A NEW ONE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE... Read more
BRIDGESTONE
POTENZA POLE POSITION
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 30, 2015
Incident date: Sep 20, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S CABRIOLET EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA POLE POSITION TIRES, SIZE 295/30R19 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A NEW ONE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 30, 2015
PURCHASED TIRES ON 2/27/2013 . TIRES HAVE 27,441 MILES ON THEM. THEY WERE ORIGINALLY WARRENTED FOR 40 MONTHS OR 50,000 MILES. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKING CLOSE TO THE WHEEL RIM. DOT #'S ARE UTOT HWB 4212,UTOT HWB 5012, UTOT HWB 5012, UTOT HWB 5012
HERCULES
HERCULES TERRA TRAC A/T
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 30, 2015
Incident date: Sep 30, 2015
PURCHASED TIRES ON 2/27/2013 . TIRES HAVE 27,441 MILES ON THEM. THEY WERE ORIGINALLY WARRENTED FOR 40 MONTHS OR 50,000 MILES. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL CRACKING CLOSE TO THE WHEEL RIM. DOT #'S ARE UTOT HWB 4212,UTOT HWB 5012, UTOT HWB 5012, UTOT HWB 5012
Incident date: Aug 21, 2015
2006 TOYOTA SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HAT A FLAT TIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE INSPECTED THE SPARE TIRE. HOWEVER, THEY NEVER MENTIONED THE SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. *JB
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER 360
(2004) - TIRES
Sep 28, 2015
Incident date: Sep 27, 2014
GOODYEAR FORTERA HL P245/65R17 DOT M78T CCDR 5012, 15,000 MILES, COMPLETE SIDEWALL DISINTEGRATED. ALL THE WAY AROUND. ANOTHER TIRE SHOWS SIDEWALL CRACKING. BLOWOUT AT 50 MPH.
GOODYEAR
FORTERA HL (P)
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 28, 2015
Incident date: Sep 27, 2014
GOODYEAR FORTERA HL P245/65R17 DOT M78T CCDR 5012, 15,000 MILES, COMPLETE SIDEWALL DISINTEGRATED. ALL THE WAY AROUND. ANOTHER TIRE SHOWS SIDEWALL CRACKING. BLOWOUT AT 50 MPH.
Incident date: Sep 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FR710 TIRES, SIZE: P205/70R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FR710 TIRES, SIZE: P205/70R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE... Read more
GMC
SIERRA 2500
(2005) - TIRES
Sep 27, 2015
Incident date: Sep 26, 2015
TIRE IS SEPARATED BETWEEN TREAD THIS IS THE 2ND TIRE THAT HAS DONE THIS IN THIS LOT.
BFGOODRICH
LT245/75R16 120Q COMM T/A A/S LRE TL07
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 27, 2015
Incident date: Sep 26, 2015
TIRE IS SEPARATED BETWEEN TREAD THIS IS THE 2ND TIRE THAT HAS DONE THIS IN THIS LOT.
Incident date: Sep 18, 2015
FRONT RIGHT TIRE FAILURE. TIRE HAS NOT BLOWN OUT YET BUT HAS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO PULL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT. IF SHOP HAD NOT DISCOVERED FAILED TIRE THEY STATED THE TIRE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT.
CAPITOL
PRECISION TRAC II
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 26, 2015
Incident date: Sep 18, 2015
FRONT RIGHT TIRE FAILURE. TIRE HAS NOT BLOWN OUT YET BUT HAS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO PULL VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT. IF SHOP HAD NOT DISCOVERED FAILED TIRE THEY STATED THE TIRE WOULD HAVE BLOWN OUT.
Incident date: Sep 20, 2015
CRACKS IN SIDEWALL FOUND AT 1-2 INCHES ABOVE BEAD LINE CIRCUMFERENCE IN A SET OF FOUR UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TOURING 215/65R17 99T M+S TIRES PURCHASED MARCH 2013 AND REMOVED SEPTEMBER 2105 AT 25,000 MILES. TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE TO PREVENT IMMINENT BLOWOUT, BUT SAVED TIRES FOR POSTERITY. TREAD STILL EXCELLENT. CRACKS NOTED ONLY ON ONE SIDE OF SIDEWALL, NOT BOTH, SO EASY TO MISS IF ON INTERIOR FACING SID... Read more
UNIROYAL
TP TOURING
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 26, 2015
Incident date: Sep 20, 2015
CRACKS IN SIDEWALL FOUND AT 1-2 INCHES ABOVE BEAD LINE CIRCUMFERENCE IN A SET OF FOUR UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TOURING 215/65R17 99T M+S TIRES PURCHASED MARCH 2013 AND REMOVED SEPTEMBER 2105 AT 25,000 MILES. TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE TO PREVENT IMMINENT BLOWOUT, BUT SAVED TIRES FOR POSTERITY. TREAD STILL EXCELLENT. CRACKS NOTED ONLY ON ONE SIDE OF SIDEWALL, NOT BOTH, SO EASY TO MISS IF ON INTERIOR FACING SID... Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2015
BOUGHT MY TIRE IN FEBRUARY OF 2015. HAD ISSUE IMMEDIATELY WITH IT DEFLATING ON ITS OWN WITH NO NOTICEABLE LEAKS. TOOK TO TIRE STORE I BOUGHT FROM THEY FOUND NO ISSUES. PUT INFLATE A TIRE IN IT AND SEEMED TO HELP FOR 2 MONTHS. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE OTHER DAY MY TIRE SHREDDED AND THE TREAD ALMOST CAME OFF THE WHEEL. GOT THE SAME TIRE ON OPPOSITE BACK WHEEL, HAVE NO ISSUES AT ALL WITH IT.
Incident date: Sep 21, 2015
BOUGHT MY TIRE IN FEBRUARY OF 2015. HAD ISSUE IMMEDIATELY WITH IT DEFLATING ON ITS OWN WITH NO NOTICEABLE LEAKS. TOOK TO TIRE STORE I BOUGHT FROM THEY FOUND NO ISSUES. PUT INFLATE A TIRE IN IT AND SEEMED TO HELP FOR 2 MONTHS. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE OTHER DAY MY TIRE SHREDDED AND THE TREAD ALMOST CAME OFF THE WHEEL. GOT THE SAME TIRE ON OPPOSITE BACK WHEEL, HAVE NO ISSUES AT ALL WITH IT.
Incident date: Oct 18, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS TIRES, SIZE: 215/45/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFLATED. THE TIRES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHI... Read more
MICHELIN
PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 24, 2015
Incident date: Oct 18, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS TIRES, SIZE: 215/45/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFLATED. THE TIRES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHI... Read more
KEYSTONE
SPRINGDALE
(2010) - TIRES
Sep 24, 2015
Incident date: Jun 25, 2015
IN LATE JUNE OF 2015, DRIVING BETWEEN HAILEY, IDAHO AND REXBURG, IDAHO ALL OF THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE OF MY 2010 SPRINGDALE 5TH-WHEEL TRAILER. THE TIRE NEVER LOST AIR PRESSURE AND WHEN CHECKED AFTER THE TIRE WAS CHANGED THE TIRE STILL HAD THE 50 LBS. THE TIRES ARE CARLISLE RADIAL TRAIL ST205/75R15'S. THE TREAD LOSS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER, LUCKILY NOT CAUSING A ... Read more
CARLISLE
RADIAL TRAIL
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 24, 2015
Incident date: Jun 25, 2015
IN LATE JUNE OF 2015, DRIVING BETWEEN HAILEY, IDAHO AND REXBURG, IDAHO ALL OF THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE OF MY 2010 SPRINGDALE 5TH-WHEEL TRAILER. THE TIRE NEVER LOST AIR PRESSURE AND WHEN CHECKED AFTER THE TIRE WAS CHANGED THE TIRE STILL HAD THE 50 LBS. THE TIRES ARE CARLISLE RADIAL TRAIL ST205/75R15'S. THE TREAD LOSS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER, LUCKILY NOT CAUSING A ... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
E350
(2015) - TIRES
Sep 24, 2015
Incident date: Sep 23, 2015
DEFECTIVE CONTINENTAL TIRE WITH SIDEWALL BUBBLES ON SIX MONTH OLD 2015 MERCEDES BENZ E350. MERCEDES BENZ OF BUCKHEAD ACKNOWLEDGED THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT AT NO COST. *JS
CONTINENTAL
CONTI PRO CONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 24, 2015
Incident date: Sep 23, 2015
DEFECTIVE CONTINENTAL TIRE WITH SIDEWALL BUBBLES ON SIX MONTH OLD 2015 MERCEDES BENZ E350. MERCEDES BENZ OF BUCKHEAD ACKNOWLEDGED THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT AT NO COST. *JS
Incident date: Sep 19, 2015
I BOUGHT A GOODYEAR TIRE FOR MY JEEP LIBERTY AND THE TIRE FAILED AND UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS A TEAR ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WHICH WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED . THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TIRE AND NOT FROM ROAD HAZARDS
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO
WRANGLER AT/S
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 23, 2015
Incident date: Sep 19, 2015
I BOUGHT A GOODYEAR TIRE FOR MY JEEP LIBERTY AND THE TIRE FAILED AND UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS A TEAR ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WHICH WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED . THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TIRE AND NOT FROM ROAD HAZARDS
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(2013) - TIRES
Sep 21, 2015
Incident date: Sep 1, 2015
2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE VEHICLE *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND HIS WIFE WERE SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THEY WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, INCLUDING THE TRIES BEING IN VERY POOR CONDITION, THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT HALF WAY THROUGH THEIR EXPECTED LIFE. BECAUSE OF THE POOR TIRE CONDITIONS, COU... Read more
Incident date: Sep 19, 2015
FROM COLD TIRES THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AT VARYING SPEEDS (30 - 60 MPH). AT THAT POINT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITH TWO (2) VERTICAL SEPARATIONS IN THE SIDE WALL FROM THE BEAD TO THE TREAD ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDE WALL FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) INCHES ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. ALL THREE (3) SEPARATIONS WERE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE T... Read more
GOODYEAR
WEATHERHANDLER LS
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 21, 2015
Incident date: Sep 19, 2015
FROM COLD TIRES THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AT VARYING SPEEDS (30 - 60 MPH). AT THAT POINT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WITH TWO (2) VERTICAL SEPARATIONS IN THE SIDE WALL FROM THE BEAD TO THE TREAD ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE, AND THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDE WALL FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) INCHES ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. ALL THREE (3) SEPARATIONS WERE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE T... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
E350
(2014) - TIRES
Sep 21, 2015
Incident date: Mar 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ E350 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 245/40R18. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILUR... Read more
CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AM
CONTIPROCONTACT
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 21, 2015
Incident date: Mar 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ E350 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 245/40R18. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILUR... Read more
WESTERN STAR
4900
(1998) - TIRES
Sep 20, 2015
Incident date: Aug 28, 2015
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD @30 MPH. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND TORE UP THE FRONT RIGHT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, I HAVE THE MATE TO THE TIRE THAT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE AND IT IS DEFECTED TO. SO IT SEEMS AS IF THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTED. BOTH TIRES WERE BOUGHT AND PUT ON AT THE SAME TIME. KELLY GOODYEAR BALLOON TYPE STEER TIRES (ARMORSTEEL)
Incident date: Aug 28, 2015
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD @30 MPH. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND TORE UP THE FRONT RIGHT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, I HAVE THE MATE TO THE TIRE THAT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE AND IT IS DEFECTED TO. SO IT SEEMS AS IF THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTED. BOTH TIRES WERE BOUGHT AND PUT ON AT THE SAME TIME. KELLY GOODYEAR BALLOON TYPE STEER TIRES (ARMORSTEEL)
WESTERN STAR
4900
(1998) - TIRES
Sep 20, 2015
Incident date: Aug 28, 2015
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD @30 MPH. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND TORE UP THE FRONT RIGHT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, I HAVE THE MATE TO THE TIRE THAT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE AND IT IS DEFECTED TO. SO IT SEEMS AS IF THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTED. BOTH TIRES WERE BOUGHT AND PUT ON AT THE SAME TIME. KELLY GOODYEAR BALLOON TYPE STEER TIRES (ARMORSTEEL)
Incident date: Aug 28, 2015
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD @30 MPH. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND TORE UP THE FRONT RIGHT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, I HAVE THE MATE TO THE TIRE THAT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE AND IT IS DEFECTED TO. SO IT SEEMS AS IF THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTED. BOTH TIRES WERE BOUGHT AND PUT ON AT THE SAME TIME. KELLY GOODYEAR BALLOON TYPE STEER TIRES (ARMORSTEEL)
Incident date: Jun 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE: 155/80/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE: 155/80/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V273000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 5, 2015
CPSC: I1590170A. 2008 FORD F-250. CONSUMER STATED THAT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE TIRES FAILED. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AS A PORTION OF THE TREAD BEGAN PEELING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE NEXT MONTH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSED NEARLY $3,00 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. *JB
B.F.GOODRICH
T/A
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 17, 2015
Incident date: Jul 5, 2015
CPSC: I1590170A. 2008 FORD F-250. CONSUMER STATED THAT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE TIRES FAILED. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AS A PORTION OF THE TREAD BEGAN PEELING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE NEXT MONTH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSED NEARLY $3,00 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. *JB
Incident date: Sep 13, 2015
TIRE FAILURE CAUSING ACCIDENT WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURIES. TIRE WAS THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ON A 2005 FORD F350 4X4 SRW. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL TOY HAULER TRAILER. TRAILER IS 25' LONG WITH AN APPROXIMATE EMPTY WEIGHT OF 5500 LBS. ALSO IN THE TRAILER WERE PERSONAL EFFECTS INCLUDING ONE MOTORCYCLE WITH AN APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF 550 LB... Read more
Crash
1 injured
B.F.GOODRICH
T/A
(9999) - TIRES
Sep 17, 2015
Incident date: Sep 13, 2015
TIRE FAILURE CAUSING ACCIDENT WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURIES. TIRE WAS THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ON A 2005 FORD F350 4X4 SRW. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL TOY HAULER TRAILER. TRAILER IS 25' LONG WITH AN APPROXIMATE EMPTY WEIGHT OF 5500 LBS. ALSO IN THE TRAILER WERE PERSONAL EFFECTS INCLUDING ONE MOTORCYCLE WITH AN APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF 550 LB... Read more
Crash
1 injured