NHTSA Complaint #10505304 — 2011 BMW 535I

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 BMW 535I ON THE INTERSTATE, ON A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, AT 11:00 PM, I HIT A POT HOLE WITH MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY NOTICED FRONT END VIBRATION. PULLED OVER, DID NOT NOTICE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL/ TIRE AND CONTINUED DRIVING UNTIL ARRIVED AT HOME WITHOUT TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING ACTIVATION. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE, NOTICED AN APPROXIMATELLY A 3 INCH LONG "BUBBLE" ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. FOLLOWING MONDAY, BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE GOOD YEAR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AFTER OPENING UP A CASE VIA THE 800 NUMBER WITH GOODYEAR. UPON INSPECTION BY THE GOODYEAR MECHANIC, THERE WAS A LARGE 3-4 INCH TEAR IN THE INSIDE LAYER OF THE SIDEWALL. UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY LAYERS INVOLVED. MOST LIKELY THAT THE OUTSIDE LAYER NOT INVOLVED BECAUSE TIRE MAINTENED PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. BASED ON A WEB SEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE SIDEWALL OF THESE TIRES. TIRE INVOLVED, GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 ROF, DOT NE66 JP1R 2011. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE? *TR