NHTSA Complaint #10424532 — 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES OF PURCHASING THESE NITTO TRAIL GRAPPLER TIRES ABNORMAL WEAR BEGAN TO APPEAR. THIS ABNORMAL WEAR IS BEST DESCRIBED AS CRUMBLING. THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS OR THE TIRE THAT THE TREAD IS CRUMBLING APART. AS MILEAGE ON TIRE INCREASES THE CRUMBLING GETS WORSE. AFTER FIRST ROTAION OF TIRES AT APPROX 3500MILES THE TIRES ARE STEADILY DEGRADING. THIS COULD RESULT IN BLOWOUT OR TREAD/TIRE SEPERATION CAUSEING A SEVER VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TWO MONTHS OF TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED WITH THE SHOP AND NITTO HAVE RESULTED IN NO REPLACEMENT OF TIRES. COMPANY HAS CLAIMED THESE TIRES AREN'T MEANT FOR THE VEHICLE AND THE OWNER HAS ABUSED THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND NOT ABUSED IN ANYWAY. VEHICLE THAT WEARS THESE TIRES ARE UNDER THE RECOMMENED APPLICATION ACCORDING TO SPECS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD 4X4. TIRES ARE NITTO TRAIL GRAPPLER 35X12.50R20 LOAD RANGE "E" 10 PLY. RIMS ARE 20X8.5 MB MOTORSPORTS. PRESSURE IN TIRES 60PSI. *TR