NHTSA Complaint #10170088 — 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON DRY FLAT ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER RUN FLAT TIRE LOST AIR. AT THE SAME TIME, A REDUCED TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, AND UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 6 MILES TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, AND THE TIRE FAILED COMPLETELY UPON ARRIVAL. ON 10/05/06, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE 36000 MILE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT A VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE POSED A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK IN THE EVENT THAT A CONSUMER'S TIRE FAILED ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT A CELL PHONE. THE FRONT PASSENGER RUN FLAT TIRE WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL ONCE BEFORE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 18000 MILES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS DUNLOP. LINE WAS TUBELESS AND SIZE WAS 17 IN.