NHTSA Complaint #10138091 — 2005 SUZUKI VERONA

DT: WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ON AUGUST 29, 2005 THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. THERE WERE PLASTIC WHEEL COVERS ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES TO POP. THEY WERE ADVERTISED AS ALUMINUM , AND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATED THAT THESE WERE ALUMINUM. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS COVERED, BUT THEY SAID CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN OVER SOMETHING. KEPT THE WHEEL COVERED, TIRES, AND THE RIM , AND ONE COULD SEE WHERE WHEEL COVER POPPED, AND SEE WHERE THEY MATCHED THE PUNCTURE IN THE TIRES. THIS IS A 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. *AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM