NHTSA Complaint #770323 — 2000 FORD EXPEDITION

I HAD 4 TIRES REPLACED DUE TO IRREGULAR TREAD WEAR ON MAY 22, 2001. I JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL STATING THAT THESE PARTICULAR TIRES WERE RECALLED, BUT IN ORDER TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY PURCHASE, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE THE TIRES BETWEEN AUGUST 19, 2001 AND OCTOBER 10, 2002. THE TIME PERIOD IS INADEQUATE IN MY CASE. A DEFECTIVE TIRE IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM BEING PENALIZED BECAUSE MY TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLIER THAN THE ALLOTTED DATES. ESSENTIALLY, IF I HAD WAITED 3 MORE MONTHS TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED, PERHAPS INJURING MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, THEN I COULD HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED. THE TIME PERIOD NEEDS TO EXTENDED ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. DT