NHTSA Complaint #10292822 — 2003 DODGE RAM 3500 TIRES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10292822
Vehicle	2003 DODGE RAM 3500
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	November 18, 2009
Date Filed	November 18, 2009
Mileage	62,499 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

GOODYEAR TIRE, WRANGLER SR/A, LT235/80R17E, MANUFACTURER 1503, BSW. TIRE SIDEWALL HAS EXTREME CRACKS ON BOTH SIDEWALLS FOR A DISTANCE OF 1 1/2 INCHES UP FROM THE RIM OF THE TIRE, THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN AS THE" GOODYEAR SMILE". THE TIRES(7), ARE MOUNTED ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM P/U (DRW) 3500 AS OEM TIRES. THIS CRACKING IS SO EXTREME THAT I CAN ACTUALLY PUSH MY FINGER NAIL INTO THE CRACKS BY ABOUT 2/16TH'S OF AN INCH. GOODYEAR TIRE STORE DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS AN OZONE DEFECT AND NOT A MATERIAL DEFECT, THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGED ALL ITS LIFE WHEN NOT IN USE. I HAVE OBSERVED MANY OTHER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME COMPANY. IN FACT, THE (5) GOODYEAR TIRES LT235/85R16E THAT WERE INSTALLED AS OEM TIRES ON MY 2004 HITCHHIKER (NUWA) 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WERE REPLACED BY GOODYEAR FOR CRACKING BETWEEN THE RIBS LENGTH WAYS. I STILL HAVE 7/32NDS OF TIRE TREAD LEFT ON THESE TIRES. THE CRACKING IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THEY DO HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE I CAN TOW MY TRAILER AGAIN AS I AM AFRAID THAT ONE OR MORE OF THEM WILL BLOW WHILE ON THE ROAD. *TR

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