NHTSA Complaint #11012370 — 2015 FORD FUSION

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON I- 55, ONE OF MY BACK TIRES BLEW UP ON 2015 FORD FUSION. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT! ON SATURDAY, I CALLED MICHELIN, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE TIRE TO DISCOUNT TIRE. I WENT IN TO DISCOUNT TIRE IN NEW LENOX, IL ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2017, AND THE MANAGER NEAL, SAID THAT ALL OF THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE BLOWOUT WAS CAUSED AS A RESULT OF LOW THREAD COUNT. DISCOUNT TIRE WENT ON TO INFORM THAT XCHANGE LEASING, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AND INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MISSING THE NEED FOR THE TIRES TO BE REPLACED. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT SEEMS THAT XCHANGE HAS DROPPED THE BALL, AND THANKFULLY THE NEGLIGENCE DID NOT RESULT IN AN UNTIMELY DEATH! SINCE, BEING A PART OF THE XCHANGE LEASING PROGRAM, I HAVE REGULARLY HAD ALL OF MY INSPECTIONS COMPLETED, WHICH INCLUDED TIRE ROTATION, AND INSPECTION. THERE IS NO INDICATION ON ANY OF THE INSPECTION REPORTS THAT TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING ON A DONUT, AND I AM SEEKING A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.