NHTSA Complaint #10233582 — 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A PEP BOYS FUTURA, SCRAMBLER AP, TIRE SIZE P215/75R/15. THE DOT NUMBER IS 3DHFPANM3104. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND LEFT RUBBER MARKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR PANEL. THERE WAS NO TRACTION WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PRIOR WARNINGS TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE DOT AND ADDITIONAL TIRE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 151,547.