NHTSA Complaint #10185334 — 2007 MERCEDES BENZ R-CLASS

A 2 MONTH OLD 2007 MERCEDES R320 CDI REAR TIRE EXPLODES IN PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON JANUARY 20, 2007 DURING A COLORADO BLIZZARD. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM MERCEDES OF COLORADO SPRINGS. WE HAVE FOUND OUT BY A FORENSIC EXPERT THAT A DEFECT IN THE CAR CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. A DEFECTIVE MERCEDES "4MATIC" SYSTEM CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO EXPLODE CAUSING $25,000 IN CAR DAMAGE AND $1500 DAMAGE TO HOME. THE MERCEDES DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS OUR FAULT, BUT THE FORENSIC TIRE EXPERT WE HIRED HAS FOUND THAT THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. PICTURES AND COMPLETE FORENSIC EXPERT REPORT AT: HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320 AND HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320/MERCEDES R320 TIRE EXPLOSION ROBSON FORENSICREPORT.PDF