NHTSA Complaint #11547224 — 2008 MERCEDES BENZ S550 TIRES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11547224
Vehicle	2008 MERCEDES BENZ S550
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	September 28, 2023
Date Filed	September 28, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OK

Consumer Description

We were traveling home and our TPMS indicated a tire failure. The PSI starting dropping rapidly. We took the tire off and found that only 4 " of rubber holding the back sidewall together on the tire. I then inspected the other tires on the car (which were purchased and installed at the same time) are showing signs of failure as well. All of the tires are 255-40-r19 We had a family of 4 in the vehicle at the time of the incident.

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