NHTSA Complaint #10433855 — 2005 FORD F-150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, SIZE 245/65R17, DOT NUMBER: UP15C56. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING IT TO SHRED TO PIECES. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE HE CHANGED THE TIRE AND INSTALLED THE SPARE. THE FRONT FENDER OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS PRESENT THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITH THE TIRES, WHICH WERE INSPECTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.