NHTSA Complaint #11256125 — 2015 RAM 3500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 3500 EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN ROADIAN-A/T PRO IT TIRES, SIZE: 235/80/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED BUBBLING AND TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE REPLACEMENT TIRE APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES LATER. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT FIVE SEPARATE TIRES LOCATED IN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.