NHTSA Complaint #10649453 — 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS

I PURCHASED FOUR NEW HIFLY HF201 TIRES, SIZE 185/65R15, ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2014. ON OCTOBER 21, 2014, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF HOLES -- ONE AS LARGE AS A BASEBALL -- ALONG THE OUTER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE TIRES WERE A LITTLE OVER ONE MONTH OLD, WERE PURCHASED NEW, AND WERE PROFESSIONAL INSTALLED. I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY WORK AND HAVE TWO KIDS, WHO ARE OFTEN IN THE CAR WITH ME. MY DAUGHTER IS ABOUT TO GET HER LICENSE AND WILL BE DRIVING MY CAR, AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE TIRES. THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE TIRES GAVE ME A NEW TIRE, FREE OF CHARGE, TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT FAILED, BUT I HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THESE TIRES. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE I WAS 16 (I'M NOW 52) AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TIRE FAIL LIKE THIS ONE DID. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE SAFE AND DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE GET HURT. THANK YOU, AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. *TR