NHTSA Complaint #11231267 — 2019 LEXUS IS 300

PLEASE SEE IMAGES. WITHOUT WARNING ON THIS NEWS 2019 LEXUS IS 300 WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES ON IT THE LEFT REAR FRONT TIRE LITERALLY CAME OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH AT LEGAL HIGHWAY SPEED ON I-95 NEAR BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA. THE TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW UP OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SLAMMED ONTO THE GROUND IN A VERY DANGEROUS MANNER, CAUSING SMOKE AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND 2 PASSENGERS EXITED QUICKLY FROM THE VEHICLE AND FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL WAS CALLED.PLEASE SEE PHOTOS AND THERE IS ALSO VIDEO TOO LARGE TO ATTACH AMD NEWS VIDEO STORY AS WELL. IT IS TOO LARGE TO ATTACH. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE ALLL MATERIALS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS OFFERRED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE. THEY CLAIM THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, EVEN AFTER AN ENGINEER CAME OUT. THERE IS $2300 OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR ACCORDING TO JM LEXUS AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE INJURIES. WE ASKED LEXUS TO REPORT THIS TO YOUR OFFICE, BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHETHER THAT WAS DONE. AFTER RESEARCH WE FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TIRE AND THESE VEHICLES.