NHTSA Complaint #11306790 — 2017 NISSAN VERSA

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2017 NISSAN VERSA, EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES, TIRE LINE: (NOT PROVIDED), TIRE SIZE: P185/65/R15, DOT NUMBER: P5FP3YP2617 R TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SUSTAINED A BLOWOUT. THE DEPUTY SHERRIFF TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE WAS UNSAFE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE ROADSIDE SERVICE WHO REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE WAS UNSAFE, HAVING ONLY ABOUT 20 PERCENT THREAD LEFT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,600.