NHTSA Complaint #10398065 — 2011 BMW 5 SERIES

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10398065
Vehicle	2011 BMW 5 SERIES
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	March 10, 2011
Date Filed	April 27, 2011
Mileage	2,800 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

DRIVING MY COMMUTE, THAT I PREVIOUSLY HAD TRAVELED ON LOW PROFILE TIRES IN MY PREVIOUS BMW FOR 3 YEARS WITHOUT INCIDENT, I GOT A BUBBLED SIDEWALL ON MY BRAND NEW GOODYEAR RUN FLAT TIRE. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THESE BMW OEM TIRES WERE FAILING ALL OVER THE US. IT SEEMS THE TIRES WERE ONLY SPEC'D ON THE SPORT PACKAGE WITH THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE OPTION. THE TIRES ARE UNAVAILABLE DO TO I ASSUME THE LARGE AMOUNT OF FAILURES. BMW PUT A SIZE ON THE CAR THAT IN THE OEM SPEC DOESN'T EXIST BY ANY OTHER TIRE MANUFACTURE. THE FIX WAS TO GIVE ME 2 SUMMER TREAD TIRES UNTIL THE OEM TIRES WERE AVAILABLE. ALTHOUGH BMW NEVER RECOMMENDS MIXING SUMMER AND ALL SEASON RUBBER. *TR

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