Consumer Complaint Detail

GENERAL / AMERICAN / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000096523 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: UKIAH Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: AMERICAN Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 18 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Removed originial unused spare tire from under frame location. the ford f-150 under frame mounting design caused 8 wear points (from vibration) at least 3/16" deep into outer sidewall. this has created a potential unsafe tire blowout condition. i have had this truck for only 16 months (@16,295 miles) and find this new spare now unsafe and unusable. i would like this investigated and other owners notified of this situation if warranted. i will be contacting ukiah ford this week and i would like to have this tire replaced. contact me if needed. ken johannes. *ak( dot number: tire size: 235-70r16 )