NHTSA Complaint #11115792 — 2017 INFINITI Q60

TAKATA RECALL. THIS CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH 19' RIMS AND DUNLAP RUN FLAT TIRES. THIS IS NOT AN OPTION. I HAVE GOTTEN 5 FLAT TIRES WITHIN A AVERAGE OF 3800 MILES FROM POT HOLES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND IS HAZARDOUS AS WELL. EVEN THE SMALLEST POT HOLE CAN CAUSE THE TIRE'S SIDE WALL TO BLOW OUT. YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE TO CHECK THE ROADWAY FOR POT HOLES AS YOU ARE DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 55 MILES AN HOUR. THESE BLOWOUTS HAVE OCCURRED WHEREVER I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A POTHOLE, WHETHER IT WAS IN A SMALL PARKING LOT, SIDE STREET OR HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD BY DUNLAP THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT MADE TO DRIVE IN NEW YORK BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INFINITI KNOWS THIS. THEY ARE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY ON THESE CARS BY ELIMINATING THE SPARE AND HAVE NO CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE ON BOARD. I HAD A BLOWOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLIZZARD AND FEARED FOR MY LIFE THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE MAKE IT HOME SINCE YOU CAN ONLY DRIVE 25 TO A MAXIMUM OF 50 MILES WITH THE BLOWOUT. THIS HAZARD WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO ME WHEN I LEASED THE CAR. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED IN NYS AND REPLACED WITH SAFE TIRES.