NHTSA Complaint #729020 — 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	729020
Vehicle	2000 SUBARU OUTBACK
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	April 9, 2000
Date Filed	September 6, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	KY

Consumer Description

FRONT LEFT TIRE SPLIT AFTER OWNING VEHICLE ONLY THREE DAYS; HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED; NO WARNING OF PROBLEM; CHANGED TO TEMPORARY SPARE; REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP AND TIRE WAS REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE INCIDENTS REPORTED RECENTLY ON THE FORD EXPLORERS, BUT THIS SPECIFIC TIRE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. PLEASE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER RECALLING THIS MODEL.

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