NHTSA Complaint #11169999 — 2007 LINCOLN MKZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL TIRES, SIZE: P215/55R17 (NA). UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES WERE FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHROME RIMS WERE POKING HOLES IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WERE BOUGHT USED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,187. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.