NHTSA Complaint #11019801 — 1983 TOYOTA CELICA

REAR TIRE BLOW-OUT ON I-110 PENSACOLA, FL WHILE GOING TO WORK 08/22/2017 AROUND 5:45AM CDT. FORTUNATELY, TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE, AND I MANAGED TO GET TO AN EMERGENCY LANE. I CHANGE THE WHEEL WITH MY SPARE AND PROCEEDED TO WORK. I SUSPECT THE BLOW-OUT IS DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE TIRE WAS NEW, WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES USE. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THE BLOW-OUT. POLICE OFFICER STOPPED BY AS I FINISHED CHANGING THE WHEEL. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FOLLOWING TIRE INFO IS NOT IN THE DROP DOWN LIST PROVIDED, SO I HAVE CLARIFIED IT HERE. TIRE COMPANY IS "CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC", PART OF "BARUM GLOBAL"; TIRE LINE IS "BRILLANTIS 2" I PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM "DISCOUNT TIRE" IN MACON, GA. I ONLY PURCHASED 2 TIRES; BOTH FOR THE REAR. I AM GLAD I DID NOT HAVE ONE OF THESE ON THE FRONT. I HAD SWAPPED FRONT AND BACK TIRES 3 DAYS PRIOR TO PURCHASE.