NHTSA Complaint #565955 — 2000 FORD F-550 SD TIRES:VALVE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	565955
Vehicle	2000 FORD F-550 SD
Component	TIRES:VALVE
Date of Incident	April 9, 2002
Date Filed	June 27, 2002
Mileage	17,956 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

WHILE PULLING 17,000 LB. 5TH WHEEL AT 75 MPH OR MORE A PASSERBY HONKED HIS HORN AND POINTED TO THE VEHICLE REAR PASSENGER DUAL TIRES. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THE INSIDE TIRE TREAD HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT, THE VALVE STEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALL THE AIR LEAKED OUT CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE AND THEN SEPARATE, DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE RUBBER VALVE STEMS WITH STEEL STEMS. TWO MORE RUBBER VALVE STEMS WERE LEAKING AND DEALER REPLACED WITH STEEL, CONSUMER THINKS THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY, IF IT HAD BEEN THE STEMS WOULD NOT HAVE LEAKED AGAIN, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#01V046000, GENERAL TIRES, DOT#CU9RHMTJ0600, TIRE SIZE# 225/70R 195 LMT400. *YD *NM

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