NHTSA Complaint #10203468 — 1999 FORD F-350 SD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE RIM WAS CRACKED. HE FELT THAT THE CRACKED RIM CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE SAME FAILURES, BUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND RIM. HE BELIEVED ONCE MORE THAT THE CRACKED RIM CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 285,500. THE DEALER INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE.