Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FORD TRUCK / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000045441 Incident Date: Aug, 02 2000
Consumer's City: TUCSON Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FORD TRUCK Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDLE40S1VH Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This is the second tire of this type to blow out. first blow out occured approximately 2 months ago at 40 mph. i bought a new tire at 6pm and dealer kept old tire. tire had been driven for approximately 2 hours straight at 55 mph in 100 degree weather. current blow out occurred after 4 hours of continous driving at 60-65 mph again in 100 degree weather. both tires had less than 12,000 miles of service. approximately 1/5 of tread became delaminated from inner core and steel belts separated.( dot number: vd1l1xd237 tire size: lt22575r16 )