NHTSA Complaint #10237446 — 1993 OSHKOSH X LINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 OSHKOSH X LINE. THE VEHICLE HAS KELLY SPRINGFIELD POWER KING TIRES, SIZE 8R195 (NA). IN A TWO YEAR TIME SPAN, ALL SIX TIRES DEVELOPED SEVERE BLISTERS IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.