NHTSA Complaint #10232389 — 2007 DODGE DURANGO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND TOWING AN RV, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF OF THE RIM. THE VEHICLE AND THE RV WERE DESTROYED. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE 2-PLY SIDEWALL TIRES, WHICH COULD ONLY SUPPORT 1,300 LBS, ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURED ADVERTISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD TOW 10,000 LBS. THEREFORE, THE TIRES THAT WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE WERE MEANT FOR LIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB