NHTSA Complaint #757201 — 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA

AFTER NOTICING THE TIRE WAS LOW IN PRESSURE I PROCEEDED TO A TIRE REPAIR FACILITY. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE AND FINDING A SMALL NAIL THE REPAIRMAN NOTICED A SPLIT ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WHERE THE BELTS ARE JOINED TOGETHER. THE REPAIRMAN SAID HE COULD NOT PUT THE TIRE ON THE CAR DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE TO BE ON MY WAY. AFTER TAKING THE TIRE TO A GENERAL TIRE DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECT WAS A FACTORY PROCESS DEFECT. I CONTACTED GENERAL TIRE (FILE #75994) HOWEVER THE COMPANY WOULD ONLY AGREE TO FUND HALF OF ANOTHER TIRE. I DID NOT WANT ANOTHER TIRE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT MAY AFFECT OTHER TIRES, HOWEVER, EVERY TIRE WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE MOUNTING TO INSPECT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. I WOULD LIKE GENERAL TIRE TO REFUND MY PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE NEW TIRE I WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: A3C63DV488 TIRESIZE: P195/65R15)