NHTSA Complaint #730620 — 1997 FORD F-150

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	730620
Vehicle	1997 FORD F-150
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	December 30, 1996
Date Filed	September 14, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NM

Consumer Description

FIRST TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVED TIRE BLOWOUTS AT 50-70 MPH. EACH BLOWOUT APPEARS TO START AS A TEAR ALONG THE OUTTER EDGE OF THE TREAD WHERE IT MEETS THE BELTS AND THEN TORE TO A POINT IN THE SIDEWALL. ESSENTIALLY TEARING A TRIANGULAR CHUNK OUT FO THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. IN READING ALL ABOUT CURRENT RECALL, IT SEEMS THESE TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I DO PRESCRIBED REGULAR MAINTAINENCE (3K) AS DIRECTED BY FORD AND ALMOST ALL MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. NOW I HAVE A THIRD TIRE EXHIBITING TIRE PEAL WHEN NOT 2K MILES AGO I HAD FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE TELL ME I HAD AT LEAST 10K MILES LEFT ON ALL MY TIRES. I FIND IT INCREDIBLY HARD TO BELIEVE SUCH A HIGHLY RATED PRODUCT AS FIRESTONE PRODUCES SHOULD FAIL 3 TIMES ON THE SAME VEHICLE IN THE SAME FASHION. IF YOU NEED TO SEE THE TIRE THAT'S PEELING I STILL HAVE IT. BUT INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALERS HAVE ALL SAID TREADWEAR WOULD INDICATE LONGER TIRE LIFE BUT THE TIRE IS DEFINETLY PEELING OF THE BELTS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235-70R16 )

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