NHTSA Complaint #736764 — 1996 DODGE RAM 2500

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	736764
Vehicle	1996 DODGE RAM 2500
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	June 1, 1996
Date Filed	November 29, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NC

Consumer Description

PER NEWS RELEASES RE PENDING INVESTIGATION GOODYEAR LOAD RANGE E TIRES: MY VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES IN QUESTION. TIRES BEGAN IMMEDIATE FAILURE BY SCALLOPING LEADING EDGES OF ALL TREAD BLOCKS. ALIGNMENT, STEERING, BALANCE ALL CHECKED & W/IN SPECS. AT 3150 MILES ROTATION MADE WORSE. AT 3260 MILES DODGE AGREED TO REPLACE 4 TIRES W/ MICHELIN LTS M&S; REFUSED TO CHANGE SPARE, SAME SIZE. TIRES FINALLY RECEIVED AT 4477 MILES. BY THEN TREAD HAD SCALLOPED OFF AS MUCH AS 11/32". DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE PENDING INVESTAGATION MATERIAL, BUT I CAN DOCUMENT ALL WITH RO'S & TIRE MEASUREMENT DATA. FYI: 5TH (SPARE TIRE) SOLD AS USED AT MAJOR LOSS AND MATCHING MICHELIN PURCHASED OUT-OF-POCKET. CALL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IF REQUIRED. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16E)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16E )

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