Consumer Complaint Detail

KUMHO / KUMHO / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000054714 Incident Date: Jul, 27 2000
Consumer's City: PALM DESERT Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Kumho Tire Co., Inc.
Model Name: KUMHO 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#: 1FTWX32F3XE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 04 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driveing at between 60-65 mph on two consective days i had massive tire failures on the rear of my truck. in both cases i was traving along at the legal speed level with my truck empty, on a dry roadway, temperature around 100 degrees f. in both cases the truck started to shake real bad and then immediately the tires exploded. in neithe case did the tires loose air. the tread came completely off the casing. i did not loose control of my vehicle because it has dual rear wheels. both times it did damage the fenders, fender wells, fender liners and fender braces. the tires had about 4,000 miles on them and were inflated to 65 psi. i have contacted kumho tire company and they want me to send in the blown tires and they may replace them and may repair my vehicle damsge. i still have the two damaged tires and the two that did not seperate. i will hold all four tires until i hear from you.*ak (dot number: hzioycis40 tiresize: lt255/8516)