NHTSA Complaint #8015670 — 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE TIRES:TREAD/BELT

Complaint Details

ODI Number	8015670
Vehicle	1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE
Component	TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Date of Incident	July 13, 2002
Date Filed	August 7, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AZ

Consumer Description

REPLACEMENT TIRES ON CHEVROLET, TAHOE, 1999, 32X11.50R15LT113Q. WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH DASHBOARD STARTED TO SHAKE. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SHAKE. ONE MINUTE LATER THE REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT TOWARD THE CABLE BARRIERS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT AND SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES, AND HAD GONE UP A SMALL BANK AND INTO A WALL. ($7500+ WORTH OF DAMAGE) THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE TIRE LOOKED TO BE DEFECTIVE, THE TREAD HAS SEPARATED THROUGHOUT OVER HALF OF THE TIRE AND THERE IS A STRAIGHT SLIT GOING ACROSS HALF OF THE TIRE, BF GOODRICH. *SCC

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