NHTSA Complaint #732777 — 1998 FORD EXPLORER

ALL TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND ARE DEVELOPING CRACKS ALONG THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WHERE IT MEETS THE TREAD. THESE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED TO ENLARGE AND TWO SEPARATE TIRE DEALERS IN MY HOME AREA HAVE OBSERVED THE TIRES AND STATED THAT THEY ARE SEPARATING AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN ON. I HAVE ADVISED FORD VIA A LOCAL DEALER AND VIA E-MAIL TO THE MAIN HEADQUARTERS AND HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION. THESE TIRES ARE KEPT AT A 32 PSI MINIMUM AND ARE EVEN REMOVED IN THE WINTER MONTHS. I WOULD THINK THAT SOMEONE FROM FIRESTONE WOULD WANT TO VIEW THESE BEFORE THEY COMPLETELY SEPERATE AND THEY MAY HOLD A BETTER CLUE AS TO THE SEPERATION PROBLEM THAT IS TAKING PLACE. (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)