NHTSA Complaint #10905624 — 2009 FORD F-150

MICHELIN HAD A SAFETY RECALL FOR DOT B99Y 56EX 3812-2113 OF ITS LTX M/S P275/55R20 111T FOR "AFFECTED TIRES COULD HAVE PARTIAL OR FULL SIDEWALL PERFORATIONS THAT COULD CAUSE THEM TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE ' I PURCHASED THE LTX M/S P275/55R20 DOT B79Y 56EX 1913 MADE IN THE SAME TIME FRAME FOR MY 2009 FORD F-150 ON 06/08/2013. ON AUGUST 23, 2016, WHILE ON A 70MPH HIGHWAY, I SUFFERED A BLOWOUT. THE ENTIRE ANTERIOR SIDEWALL WAS AFFECTED WITH MANY CHUNKS OF THE TIRE MISSING, WHILE THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL WAS TOTALLY UNAFFECTED. I AM CAREFUL WITH MY TIRE PRESSURES AND ROTATION. NONE OF THE TIRES SHOW UNEVEN OR ODD WEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE I RAN OVER ANYTHING. I HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES IN MY POSSESSION AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I THINK MICHELIN HAS A GREATER PROBLEM THAN THE DOT RANGE OF THEIR VOLUNTARY RECALL. I THINK THE DOT NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS SO THAT IF THIS PROVES TO BE A MORE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, MICHELIN CAN BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL AFFECTED TIRES.