NHTSA Complaint #10845907 — 1975 DODGE POWER WAGON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1975 DODGE POWER WAGON EQUIPPED WITH TRIVANT TIRES, TIRE LINE: SPORT KING A/T, TIRE SIZE: 32X11.50X15, AND DOT NUMBER: T7YRJUN4809. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TIRES STARTED TO WOBBLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD A LARGE BUBBLE THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO APPEAR OUT OF ROUND. IN ADDITION, THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE ALL THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 500 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE TIRE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT AND THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.