NHTSA Complaint #729160 — 1997 FORD EXPLORER
TIRES issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 729160 |
| Vehicle | 1997 FORD EXPLORER |
| Component | TIRES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | VA |
Consumer Description
I FILLED THIS FORM OUT PREVIOUSLY CONCERNING THESE TIRES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE TREAD IS SEPERATING FROM THE SIDEWALL ON BOTH REAR TIRES. I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE TWO REAR TIRES, IN ADDITION TO THE TREAD SEPERATION PROBLEMS, HAVE LARGE "BLISTERS" OR "BUBBLES" IN THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE. ONE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES ACROSS, AND ONE-HALF INCH HIGH. THE OTHER MEASURES APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES ACROSS, AND ONE-HALF INCH HIGH. THESE 16-INCH WILDERNESS AT TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, AND OTHERS, AND NEED TO BE RECALLED( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1PX217 TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )
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