NHTSA Complaint #729605 — 1998 FORD EXPLORER

I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THE OTHER 15" WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT ARE NOT IN THE RECALL. WE HAVE A SET ON A 1998 EXPLORER THAT HAS BEEN EXCELLENTLY MAINTAINED. THE TIRES HAVE NEVER BEEN INFLATED LESS THAN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED 26 PSI. IN FACT I HAVE KEPT THEM INFLATED AT 28 PSI. THE TIRES HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THEM AND EXHIBIT ONLY ONE CRACK BUT THAT CRACK IS COMPLETELY AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF EACH TIRE AND IN APPROXIMATELY 1/2" FROM THE PERIMETER ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THE SPARE BUT I SUSPECT IT IS OK SINCE IT HAS NEVER BEEN ON THE VEHICLE. OUR TIRES WERE MADE IN CANADA AND EXHIBIT DOT CODE VNHL1PY477X5 AND THUS THEY ARE NOT IN THE RECALL ACCORDING TO FORD AND FIRESTONE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A TIRE AT 30,000 MILES. I HAD GONE TO BOTH A FIRESTONE STORE AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID TO CONTACT FIRESTONE. WHEN I WENT TO THE FIRESTONE STORE THEY DID INDEED INSPECT THE TIRES AND SAID THEY DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW.( DOT NUMBER: VNHL1PY477 TIRE SIZE: P235-75R15 )