NHTSA Complaint #869221 — 1988 LINCOLN MARK VII

TIGER PAW GTS WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES AFTERMARKET, TIRE SIZE P225/60R16, DOT # BEXONC2U436. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED ,AND PIECES OF RUBBER DESTROYED MIRRORS AND WHEELWELL ABOUT APPROX, $1,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PULL OVER TO RIGHT INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN. ALSO, 5 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT FELT A VIBRATION AND THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH GEARS, BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS THE TIRES IN THE PROCESS OF SEPARATING. *AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE UNIROYAL RUBBER COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE CAUSED BY THE TIRE FAILURE. *YH