NHTSA Complaint #10258050 — 1998 DODGE RAM 1500

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10258050
Vehicle	1998 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	November 25, 2008
Date Filed	February 9, 2009
Mileage	165,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, SIZE 265/75R/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS BLISTERING. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN TIRES. THE SPARE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07T005000 (TREAD/BELT), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT ALL THREE TIRES BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 187,627. THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT FILED FOR THIS FAILURE, ODI NUMBER 10258038.

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