NHTSA Complaint #10860253 — 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L ALENZA TIRES, SIZE P235/75R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED FROM THE RIM INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A DENT IN THE RIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ROAD SURFACE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT PUNCTURED. THE TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN, DOT NUMBER, AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.