1997 FORD F-150 Tires Problems

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#730476 |
TIRE SEPARATION AND BELT SLIPPAGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W208PT187 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#730521 |
HAPPENED A WEEK BEFORE THIS MADE NEWS. INFO ON OLD TIRE NOT AVAILABLE( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: 16 )
#730552 |
2 OF 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CONSIDERABLE CRACKS AROUND THE TREAD LINE ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO 2 DIFFERENT FIRESTONE DEALERS AND GET VARIED INSPECTION REPORTS. AT ONE OF THE SERVICE CENTERS, A SERVICE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT HE "WOULDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICHLE ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE STATE THAT THEY (TIRES) ARE IN" WHILE HIS MANAGER TELLS ME THAT "THE CRACKS ARE PROBABLY CAUSED BY ARMOR ALL". THE OTHER SERVICE CENTER MANAGER I TOOK THE TRUCK TO TELLS ME THAT HE HAS PLACED A CALL IN TO FIRESTONE TO SEE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT SINCE THE TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT ARE QUESTIONABLE. HE WAS TO GET BACK TO ME BUT HAS NOT TO DATE. MY INITIAL COMPLAINT WAS INTERMITTANT SHUTTER IN THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKING HARD FROM HIGH SPEED. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T SEEM TO...
#730616 |
LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY LOCAL FORD DEALER( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-70R-16 )
#730620 |
FIRST TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVED TIRE BLOWOUTS AT 50-70 MPH. EACH BLOWOUT APPEARS TO START AS A TEAR ALONG THE OUTTER EDGE OF THE TREAD WHERE IT MEETS THE BELTS AND THEN TORE TO A POINT IN THE SIDEWALL. ESSENTIALLY TEARING A TRIANGULAR CHUNK OUT FO THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. IN READING ALL ABOUT CURRENT RECALL, IT SEEMS THESE TIRES ARE EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I DO PRESCRIBED REGULAR MAINTAINENCE (3K) AS DIRECTED BY FORD AND ALMOST ALL MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. NOW I HAVE A THIRD TIRE EXHIBITING TIRE PEAL WHEN NOT 2K MILES AGO I HAD FIRESTONE REPRESENTATIVE TELL ME I HAD AT LEAST 10K MILES LEFT ON ALL MY TIRES. I FIND IT INCREDIBLY HARD TO BELIEVE SUCH A HIGHLY RATED PRODUCT AS FIRESTONE PRODUCES SHOULD FAIL 3 TIMES ON THE SAME VEHICLE IN THE SAME FASHION. IF YOU NEED TO SEE THE TIRE THAT'S PEELING...
#730369 |
TIRE BLOWOUT AT 60MPH AT35,358MILEAGE IN NM. 5/08/2000. *AK( DOT NUMBER: CANADA TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#729955 |
THE TIRE HAS APPROXIMATLY 10 INCHES OF VISABLE TREAD SEPERATION, THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN I REPLACED THE WHEELS AND TIRES WITH NEW ONES. THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS NO WHERE NEAR THE WEAR BARS BUILT INTO THE TIRE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES BECAUSE I REPLACED THE OLD TIRES WITH THE SAME BRAND AND MAKE OF TIRE. ARE YOU WONDERING WHY I REPLACED TIRES I THOUGHT WERE GOOD? I ORDERED WHEELS FROM TIRERACK.COM AND THEY HAD THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT 235/70R 16 ON SALE FOR $60.00 A TIRE WITH FREE MOUNTING AND BALANCING ON THE WHEELS I BOUGHT FROM THEM. THE BAD TIRES ARE STILL ON THE STOCK RIMS, IF YOU WANT PICTURES, ETC. LET ME KNOW.( DOT NUMBER: W2081PT136 TIRE SIZE: 235/70R 16 )
#729966 |
TRAVELING ON I-95 AT 55MPH WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT. HAPPENED TWO TIMES ON DIFFERENT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16 )
#730021 |
I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO 287 BUSINESS NORTH, WHEN I HEARD THE TIRE RIP AND A SUBSEQUENT BLOW OUT. I MEASURE THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE OTHER 3 TIRES AND THE PRESSURE READ GOOD. THE TIRE DEPTH WAS JUST OVER 4MM, BUT THE STORE MANAGER WHO PUT NEW TIRES ON MY VEHICLE SAID THAT THE TIRE WEAR WAS EVENLY DISTRIBUTED. I KNOW THE TIRES WERE APPROACHING REPLACEMENT TIME, BUT I DONT THINK THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE FAILED.( DOT NUMBER: W208IRC039 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#730060 |
ALL 4 TIRES SHOWED CRACKING WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD. I HAD THEM REPLACED SUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 70R16 )
#730098 |
TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 100 DEGREES. TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE SIDEWALL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#730150 |
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: W2081PT366 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#727577 |
VEHICLE EXPEREINCED TWO TIRE FAILURES, TREAD SEPARATING FROM CASING BOTH ON R/R. FIRST OCCURRED AT 31,000 MILES, SECOND OCCURRED AT 38000 MILES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23570R 16 )
#729509 |
-RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPERATED; APPROX. 24 INCHES IN LENGTH BY 4 INCHES IN WIDTH; TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE INNER MOST LOAD BEARING AREA( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16 )
#729531 |
THE CAP OF THIS TIRE PEELED OFF WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. DO NOT KNOW IF THESE WERE ORIGINAL TIRES OR REPLACEMENT. TREAD ON OTHER REAR TIRE WAS WORN BUT NOT BAD. WE WILL KEEP THE TIRE AND PICTURES.( DOT NUMBER: W208IPT137 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#729534 |
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 THE CAP OF THE TIRE PEELED OFF. THIS WAS A SPARE TIRE THAT WAS IN USE. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT MILEAGE ON THE TIRE BUT I ASSUME WITH LOW MILEAGE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PICTURES OR THE TIRE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#729587 |
I REPLACED MY FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON 7/28/00 BECAUSE OF CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALLS (JUST PRIOR TO RECALL). I SHOWED THIS TO A SERVICE ADVISOR AT TOWNSEND MA. FORD ON 9/25/98 BUT WAS ADVISED FORD DOES NOT WARRANTY TIRES. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW W/SAME TRUCK & TIRES BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALLS OF TWO TIRES WHILE TRAVELING ON DIRT ROADS GOING TO HIS CAMP IN NORTHERN MAINE. WE BOTH BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE P235/70R16 SERIES OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. ALTHOUGH THEY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE CURRENT RECALL PROGRAM, NOR DID THEY EXHIBIT THE REPORTED TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEM, I AM CONVINCED THE "CRACKED SIDEWALL" ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED IF A DEFECT IS VERIFIED.( DOT NUMBER: VN08IPU496 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#729658 |
SIX FLATS IN ONE YEAR--THREE IN ONE WEEKEND--TRADED IN 4 OF THE TIRES, HAVE ONLY THE SPARE LEFT. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID TIRES WERE FINE..FORD SALESMAN SAID THEY WERE LOUSY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70RX1 )
#869727 |
PE00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1997, FORD F150 WITH 50,000 MILES, P 235/70R16 AND DOT # W208PT1247. TWO FRONT TIRES WERE COMING APART, TREAD WAS PULLING APART. CONSUMER CAN STICK HAND INTO THE TIRE THAT WAS PULLING APART.*AK
#728416 |
THE TIRE BLEW TO PIECES.( DOT NUMBER: 104SMS TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
#728975 |
WHILE THESE ARE 16" TIRES AND H/T'S THEY FAILED MUCH LIKE THE STORIES ABOUT THE TIRES ON THE FORD EXPLORER. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH OR MORE WHEN THE LF FRONT TIRE THREAD SUDDENLY RIPPED OFF AND THEN THE TIRE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE ROAD WAS STRAIGHT, TRAFFIC LIGHT SO WE MADE IT TO THE SIDE SAFELY. THE FIRESTONE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT HAD TO BE A ROAD HAZARD. AND THAT THERE WAS NO WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE FAULT OF THE TIRE. I HAD TO SHELL OUT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE AND HE SOLD ME ROAD HAZARD INSURANCE ON ALL OF THEM TIRES. I BET THERE ARE ALOT OF OTHER FOLKS LIKE ME WHO TRUSTED THEIR DEALER AND DID NOT FILE ANY COMPLAINTS!! FORD EXPLORERS( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#729168 |
TREAD IS COMMING OFF TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#729169 |
TREAD SEPARATION, ALL RUBBER PEELED OFF,THIS SIZE SHOULD BE ON RECALL( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 735 70R/16 )
#729287 |
OUR FORD F150 HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. WE CARRIED IT TO A TIRE DEALER FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT IN JULY. MANAGER SAID IT WAS THE TIRE. HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT. WE SPENT $45.00. THIS WAS IN JULY. WE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE TIRES. WE NOW DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: VN081PT098 TIRE SIZE: P235 70R16 )
#729403 |
SUBJECT TIRE STARTED TO SHOW RAISED PORTIONS AND UNEVEN WEAR OF TREAD. THEN RECENTLY THE RAISED BUBBLES ERODED AND NOW SHOWING STEEL CORD.( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
#729409 |
ENTIRE TREAD/BELT SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHICH DAMAGED THE FENDER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM UPON ITS DEPARTURE FROM THE VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: A308443416 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#729437 |
HEADING SOUTH ON I75, TIRE STARTED FEELING ROUGH. SLOWED TO 68 MPH. TIRE EXPLODED LEAVING TRAIL OF BLACK SMOKE NEAR MACON. TOOK IT TO NEAREST FIRESTONE DEALER ON 08/11/00. TOLD ME IT WASN'T ONE OF THE TIRES IN CURRENT RECALL. WOULD ORDER REPLACEMENT TO ARRIVE IN 6 DAYS. NO STATUS. TIRE IS STILL IN BED OF MY TRUCK. EVERYONE IS AMAZED I DIDN'T DAMAGE MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. YOU MAY VISIT, OR CAN UPLOAD PHOTO.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
#729467 |
MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I10EAST IN LOUISIANA AND THE BEAUMONT FIRESTONE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT WITHOUT ME PAYING FULL PRICE, 1500 MILES, THE DEALER TOLD ME TO GO TO ANY FIRESTONE DEALER, SINCE MY DEALER IS LOCATED OVER 100 MILES FROM ME, THE ONLY FIRESTONE DEALER TO HELP ME WAS IN PORT ARTHUR AND HE ONLY CHARGED ME A PERCENTAGE FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT AND I PURCHASED AND ROAD HAZARD INSURANCE, BUT LATER DECIDED TO GET RID OF THE TIRES AFTER HEARING OTHERS COMPLAINT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R16 )
#728824 |
2 TIRES ALREADY SEPERATED,HAVE 1 SEPERATING ON TRUCK NOW-ALL THE SAME MAKE AND SIZE THE ONE NOW IS THE THIRD TIRE THAT SEPERATED( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#728257 |
ONE TIRE DELAMINATED AT HIGH SPEED. FILED CLAIM WITH FIRESRTONE FOR REPLACING TIRE & REPAIR OF TRCK DAMAGE. THEY DID SO UNDER FIRESTONE INCIDENT #018399. WHILE CLAIM BENG PROCESSED, ABOUT A WEEK LATER WE NOTICED TWO MORE TIRES WITH METAL WIRES POKING THRU SIDES OF TREAD. TOK TRUCK TO IRESTONE STORE TUCSON, AZ. EMPLYEE AWARE OF MY PRIOR CLAIM, AND AT THAT POINT HE RELACED 3 MORE TIRES (THE 2 WITH METAL SHOWING + OTHER ONE THEN IN USE. WE HAD NO INJURY, I GOT NO HASSLE FROM FIRESTONE. ONLY RECENTLY WAS I AWARE OF EXTENT OF FIRESTONE TIRE PROBLEMS. THE POINT OF MY REPORT IS TO ALERT YOU THAT SIXTEEN " TIRES, (WE HAD P235/70RX16SL TIRES) ARE ALSO A PROBLEM. I RECETLY REPORTED THIS TO FORD MOTORS. REPLY FROM THEM WAS GENERAL IN NATURE, BUT THEY TOLD ME TO BE SURE TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. I MAINTAIN THESE TIRES...
#728260 |
ALL 4 OEM TIRES WERE REPLACED AT FIRESTONE DEALER SUGGESTION WITHIN 15-18K MILES. VISUAL CRACKS IN TREAD BODY AND 1 PREMATURE MIDBODY ROAD FAILURE WITH NO OBSERVABLE ROAD HAZARD. WITHIN THE NEXT 15-18K THE NEXT SET OF 4 REPLACEMENT HT'S WERE REPLACED. NOW WITH APPROX. 35K ON THE THIRD SET OF HT'S AN INDEPENDENT SHOP (NON-FIRESTONE) HAS DIAGNOSISED A SIGNIFICANT PULL TO THE RIGHT AS "TIRE PULL" INDICATING POSSIBLE CORD TO BODY SLIPPAGE. ALL FAILURES AND REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN IN WEST TEXAS WITH HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/70R16 )
#728374 | Crash
TIRES PEEL OFF ALSO ON MY P235/70R16 I TURN THEM INTO FIRESTONE CENTERS STORE # 029386 WHICH CAUSE ME AN ACCIDENT ON I-75 ACCIDENT REPORT NO #00-03-0004964 FHP.( DOT NUMBER: 864180 TIRE SIZE: P235/75R16 )
#728402 |
DURING VACATION 2 TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION DURING TRIP OVER MTN PASSES IN CO AFTER BEING IN AR & TX. TIRES WERE REMOVED BEFORE ANY INCIDENT. STILL HAVE TIRES. THIS IS THE 3RD SET OF ORIGINAL STYLE OF TIRES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SINCE BUYING THE TRUCK NEW IN 1996.( DOT NUMBER: W208 TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16 )
#727948 |
THE CRACK IS GROWING DAILY AND WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE THE DOOR SO THAT IT CANNOT BE OPENED IN AM EMERGENCY. *AK
#727729 |
TIRE SEPERATION--- WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A TREMENDOUS VIBRATION--- UPON INSPECTION NOTICED A LARGE "DIP" IN TIRE TREAD, AFTER JACKING UP TRUCK THE DIP WOULD BULGE OUT DURRING ACCELERATION--WAS TOLD BY ASST. MANAGER OF S&S TIRE THAT THE PLY HAD SEPERATED AND THAT I WAS REAL LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT IN( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 26575R16 )
#727349 |
AT ABOUT 18,000 MILES ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES THAT HAD BEEN PATCHED PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE SPLIT AT THE PATCH (ABOUT THE CENTER OF THE TREAD) SO REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES AT THIS TIME AS RECCOMMENDED BY FIRESTONE DEALER. THIS WAS A SLOW DEVELOPING PROBLEM.. SLOW LEAK. WITHIN 10 DAYS REPLACED ONE OF THESE. SIDEWALL SPLIT AFTER BARELY BRUSHING A CURB. WHEN I SAY BARELY BRUSHING, THOSE RUBBER NIPPLES ON NEW TIRES WERE NOT EVEN RUBBED OFF. ABOUT APRIL OF 2000 I SUFFERED A HIGH SPEED BLOWOUT (65 MPH) IN ONE OF THE REAR TIRES. TOTAL MILEAGE ABOUT 23000. STILL A LOT OF TREAD LEFT ON THE REAR TIRES AND FRONT ONES LIKE NEW... I CHOSE TO REPLACE ALL 4 AT THAT TIME DUE TO FEARS FOR MY SAFETY. DEALERS CLAIMED ALL PROBLEMS WERE ROAD HAZARDS AND NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I AM 48 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN...
#727718 |
8/10/00 '97 FORD F150 4X2 SUPERCAB W/FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235/70R16OL INSPECTED BY FIRESTONE @ 5417 MCARDLE IN CC TEXAS FOUND 1 TIRE W/THREAD SEPARATION. TOLD THIS TIRE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL NOTICE & QUESTIONING WHY NOT. THIS IS THE NUMBER ON THE BAD TIRE U9766EXBM08945-3 THESE ARE THE NUMBERS FOR THE OTHER TIRES INCLUDING SPARE: U9762EXBM08945-3; 25324GX8M08945-3; U9988EXBM12656 (THIS ONE MADE IN CANADA ALL OTHERS MADE IN USA) FIRESTONE DEALER ONLY WOULD GIVE ME ANY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE ONE BAD TIRE & SAID THIS WAS IN NO WAY CONNECTED WITH THE PRESENT FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL. WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THESE HT TIRES. HAVE ALWAYS CHECKED PSI @ 32 TO 35 & ROTATED TIRES EVERY 6000 MILES & AS A OWNER OF A FORD VEHICLE W/FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23570R16 )
#726597 |
INITIAL TIRE SEPERATED AND CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL ON HWY BETWEEN FT. STOKETON, TX AND CARLSBAD, NM. REPLACED WITH SPARE. TWO TIRES PARTIAL SEPERATED ON OR SHORTLY AFTER TRIP BACK TO SAN ANTONIO. ALL FIVE TIRES REPLACED WITH MICHELIN *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: OEM )
#726725 |
BOTH INCIDENTS, INVOLVED THE REAR RIGHT HAND TIRE POSITION LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE EXHAUST PIPE EXIT. IN BOTH CASES 90% OF THE TIRE SHREDDED BY ITSELF DOWN TO THE STEEL BELTS. TIRES REMAINED INFLATED IN BOTH CASES. BOTH TIRES HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM. (ONE TIRE WAS A NEW REPLACEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, THE 2ND WAS THE ORIGINAL SPARE). THE 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER 20 MILES HIGHWAY TRAVEL AT 70MPH, HOWEVER THE PREVIOUS DAY THE TRUCK HAD COMPLETED 800 MILES CONTINUOUS HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER 6 HOURS CONTINOUS HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 70MPH. IN BOTH CASES THE INCIDENT BEGAN WITH SEVERE "FELT-LIKE" WHEEL WOBBLE, THEN IMMEDIATE SEVERE JOLTING AND LURCHING OF THE TRUCK ACROSS THE HIGHWAY LANES OUT OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OCCURED AND I STOPPED SAFELY. IN THE 2ND INCIDENT THE SHREDDING OF THE TIRE ALSO RIPPED OUT THE EXHAUST BARCKETS, BENT THE EXHAUST...
#726850 |
AT 31,500 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A LARGE BLISTER WHERE THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE CASING. I REPLACED THE TIRE. LESS THAN 7000 MILES LATER THE TREAD ON THE RPLACEMENT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE CASING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
#727012 |
POOR QUALITY TIRE. TIRES CONSTANTLY LEAKED AIR. WORSE TIRES I HAVE EVER OWNED. I WILL NEVER PRUCHASE FIRESTONE TIRES AGAIN. LOOKING AT THE CNN ARTICAL I SEE WHY I HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM. I ALSO HAVE A SMALL RANGER WITH THE SAME TIRES AND I AM LOOKING FOR THEM TO BE RECALLED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
#867097 |
FRIESTONE ATX TIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE AT 12,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE TIRES REPLACED. *AK
#866882 |
VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES WHERE EVERY DAY CONSUMER HAS TO PUT AIR IN. *AK
#866116 |
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 70 - 75 MPH TREAD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF. THERE WERE FIVE PASSENGER'S IN THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE TRUCK IS A 97, F150, VIN # [XXX]. TIRE SIZE P2357016. THE TIRE WAS NOT SOLD ON THE TRUCK. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
#549447 |
TIRE BROKE OFF FROM THE FRAME AXLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN RESULTING IN COLLISION. YH
#851216 | Crash
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE SKIDDED AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. *AK
#508408 |
SPARE TIRE NOT OF THE SAME TYPE AS THE OTHER TIRES.
#544023 |
TIRE WAS LOOSELY INSTALLED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE SIDEWALLS (GOODYEAR WRANGLER P225/70R16). MJS
#707107 |
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
#826478 |
THERE ARE BUBBLES IN THE TIRES THAT WERE SOLD WITH VEHICLE. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

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