NHTSA Complaint #729915 — 1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER

PREIVIOUSLY CONTACTED NTSHA REF # 866987 (INFO ON FORME SENT ME IS INCORRECT) CORRECT INFO FOLLOWS: WHILE DRIVING TO FL, IN GEORGA NOTICED A VIBERATIONS IN FROM END. CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID TRY TO HAVE TIRES BALANCED. FIRESTONE STORE SAID CAN'T BALANCE TIRE BECAUSE THE STEEL BELTS HAVE SEPERATED INTERNALLY. THERE IS AN APORX. HIGHT DIFFERANCE BETREEN TREADS OF 1/2": I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY $120 FOR A NEW TIRE SO I HAD THE STORE MOUNT THAT TIRE AS MY SPARE. I STILL HAVE THIS TIRE. FIRESTONE HAS SINCE SAID THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THAT TIRE, BUT SINCE IT IS NOT IN THE RECALL, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT THIS TIRE SINCE IT DID NOT TOTALLY FAIL?( DOT NUMBER: W2HL1PY467 TIRE SIZE: 23575R15 )