NHTSA Complaint #10246429 — 2006 LEXUS GS300

DUNLOP 18" TIRES PRESENTING WITH SEVERE CUPPING ON INSIDE EDGE (DISCOVERED AT 16K). TIRES HAVE APPROX 7/32 TREAD LEFT OTHERWISE (70%). SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS WEAR IS ABNORMAL AND ISN'T EASY TO SEE. TIRE WOULD COME APART IF NOT DISCOVERED AND REPLACED. LEXUS DEALER AGREED WEAR ISN'T NORMAL BUT WOULD ONLY REPLACE 2 TIRES. LEXUS TECH STATED HE'S SEEN THIS BEFORE (ALIGNMENT ISSUES FROM THE FACTORY). SIMILAR SITUATION CAUSED RECALL ON LS460 MODELS WITH DUNLOPS. THE GS300 SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL FOR ALIGNMENT/TIRE CHECKS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. WE WERE LUCKY TO DISCOVER THAT OUR TIRES WERE UNSAFE AS THIS IS SO DIFFICULT TO SEE/DETECT. *TR