2013 VOLVO VNL Tires Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Tires Issues in the 2013 VOLVO VNL
2 tires complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 VOLVO VNL. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Tires Complaints
BRIDGESTONE GREATEC M885 SUPER SINGLE TIRES.ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT OUR FLEET THER HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS OF THESE TIRES LOSING TRACTION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS
THE OWNER STATES THAT HIS DRIVERS EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE TIRE FAILURES ON SAME VOLVO 430 AUTO HAULER (MODEL 2013 VNL64T). THE TIRES INVOLVED IN THE FAILURES WERE MICHELIN XZA2 ENERGY 295/60 R22.5. THE FIRST TIRE FAILED ON 6/19/2012 WITH APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE WAS A STEER TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON 8/7/2012 WITH APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES ON IT. THE OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN THE SECOND TIRE FAILED (ON THE PASSENGER SIDE), THAT THE REPLACEMENT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (THAT HAD RECENTLY BEEN INSTALLED) SHOWED SIGNS OF SEVERE WEAR AND WAS COMING APART. THE OWNER STATES THAT THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURES AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WEIGHED SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE AND WAS FOUND NOT TO BE OVER LOADED. THERE WAS...