NHTSA Complaint #10790445 — 2014 FORD FUSION

FROM 3/15 T0 11/15 3 OF MY 4 ORIGINAL TIRES(SIDE WALLS)WHICH ARE MICHELIN GREEN RADIAL X,SIZE 235/50 R17 96H RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING.THE RANGE OF MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED WAS FROM ABOUT 14000 TO ABOUT 23000 FAR BELOW ANY LIFE EXPECTANCY.TTHE FIRST 2 TIRE FAILURES OCCURRED SLOWLY SO I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THEM MIXED BY FULLERTON FORD DEALERSHIP IN SOMERVILLE N.J.THE LAST EPISODE WAS MORE SCARY.I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 18 IN OLD BRIDGE,N.J. WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE CATASTROPHICALLY BREACHED,AND I HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENT.FORTUNNATELY IT WAS 10AM AND THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT,OTHERWISE THE RESULT MAY HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS.A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET REVILED SIMILAR ACCIDENTS,BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALL.I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT AN INVESTIGATION ON THESE AND OTHER TIRES WITH REDUCED SIDE WALLS SHOULD BE CRITICALLY LOOKED AT,BEFORE IT BECOMES ENDEMIC.I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ANALYSIS.