NHTSA Complaint #10041352 — 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

I HAVE 4 (245-70-16) BF GOODRICH OPEN TRAIL T/A TIRES THAT CAME ORIGINAL ON MY NEW 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD. I HAVE 20,649 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE 5/32 TREAD LEFT, I HAVE BELTS BROKEN IN THE SIDEWALL, CRACKS IN BETWEEN THE TREAD. ALTHOUGH 5/32 TREAD IS "ACCEPTABLE" ACCORDING TO B F GOODRICH I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SLIDING IN WET CONDITIONS AS OPPOSED TO WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THE TREAD DEPTH WAS MORE ABUNDANT. ACCORDING TO B F GOODRICH, THESE TIRES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REPLACEMENT UNDER THE TERMS OF THEIR WARRANTY. IT'S AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT TO KEEP DRIVING ON THESE TIRES, BUT IF I LISTEN TO THEM AND ACCEPT THEIR POSITION THAT THESE TIRES ARE SAFE, I WILL BE RISKING THE LIVES OF MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND MY PASSENGERS. I HOPE THIS ORGANIZATION WILL INVESTIGATE THIS TIRE AND I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE THEM PULLED FROM MY VEHICLE AND SHIPPED TO YOU FOR EXAMINATION. *JB