NHTSA Complaint #11040762 — 2017 HONDA ACCORD

I PURCHASE MY HONDA ACCORD SPORT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. TODAY OCTOBER 28TH 2017 WILL DRIVING ON MY LOCAL STREET LESS THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO FIND A CRACK IN MY SIDE TIRE WALL. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 1,300 MILES ON IT THE TREAD ON THE TIRE IS FULLY INTACT. I WAS GREATLY CONCERNED AS THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED THIS YEAR BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE TIRE FOR THE TIRE TO BE CRACKED .I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE ANY SERIOUS BODILY INJURY IS CAUSED TO ANYONE . WHEN I CONTACTED MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS ADVISED THAT TIRES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND THEY MADE THE PRESUMPTION THAT I HIT SOMETHING OR RAN SOMETHING OVER . I ADVISED THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE THAT I DID NOT HIT OR RUN ANYTHING OVER MY RIM AND VEHICLE HAVE NO DAMAGE TO INDICATE THAT ANYTHING WAS HIT OR RUN OVER TO CAUSE THE CRACKING NOT A SLICE BUT A CRACK IN THE TIRE. TIRE INFO 235/40R 1996V DOT A318WC8T 3317