NHTSA Complaint #10661207 — 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

TIRES ARE MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4, RADIAL XSE 225/45 R17 91H ORIGINAL TIRES FROM DATE OF PURCHASE 8//10 WITH ACTUAL MILEAGE 14829, FOR THE EXCEPTION OF 1 TIRE, THAT WAS REPLACED ON 9//10 DO TO ROAD HAZARD. PRESENTLY ALL 4 TIRES ARE SHOWING A SIDEWALL DEFECT. THERE IS A FAULT, A CRACK LINE THAT RUNS ALONG A MANUFACTURE GROOVE LINE THAT SEPARATES THE TREAD FROM THE SIDE WALL, THIS IS COMMON ON ALL 4 TIRES, BUT WITH DIFFERENCES OF SEVERITY IN EACH TIRE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAUGHT MY EYE BECAUSE OF THE 1/8 INCH CRACK THAT IS EXPOSING THE CARCASS/OR CABLES WHEN LOOKED AT CLOSELY. *TR