NHTSA Complaint #10621602 — 2012 BMW 535XI

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10621602
Vehicle	2012 BMW 535XI
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	August 1, 2014
Date Filed	August 12, 2014
Mileage	28,455 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

I RAN OVER A SMALL POTHOLE AND MY GOODYEAR LS2 TIRE IMMEDIATELY DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL MAKING THE TIRE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. THESE TIRES HAVE LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THIS SAME DEFECT APPEARED IN A TIRE ON THIS CAR. THESE GOODYEAR TIRES ARE UNSAFE AS ONLY A MODERATE BUMP OR POTHOLE RENDERS THEM INOPERABLE. GOODYEAR AND BMW ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND ITS DANGEROUS. THE CAR HAS A DESIGN DEFECT THATS EITHER IN THE TIRE CONSTRUCTION OR IN THE SPECIFICATION OF THIS TIRE ON THIS WHEEL. IN ADDITION, I HAVE THE 19 INCH TIRE SIZE WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE BUT THE BMW DEALER FOR $450 EACH. BMW HAS IN EFFECT CORNERED THE AFTERMARKET ON THIS 19 INCH REPLACEMENT TIRE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND COSTLY SITUATION FOR CONSUMERS. NHTSA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. BMW SHOULD RECALL THE CARS WITH THIS WHEEL/TIRE COMBO AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WITH ANOTHER TIRE. THIS TIRES SIDEWALL IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF A CAR THATS THIS HEAVY AND NOT TALL ENOUGH TO CUSHION THE IMPACT OF A POTHOLE. IT'S JUST UNSAFE. *TR

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