NHTSA Complaint #10966494 — 2014 SUBARU FORESTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS EXTREMELY WORN DOWN, BUT THE OTHER TIRES HAD NO ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE AND FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES WERE REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE RECEIVED AN ALIGNMENT; HOWEVER, THE ISSUE RECURRED SIX MONTHS (APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES) LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.