NHTSA Complaint #10627513 — 2011 FORD F-350 SD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN M+S ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE LT 275/65 R20, DOT B70T003X2211. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE INSIDE SECTION OF THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT 3 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE CONTACT STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTER SECTION OF TREAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD TOO SEPARATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS FOR A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.