Consumer Complaint Detail

COBRA / SALEM / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 002091279 Incident Date: Apr, 04 2002
Consumer's City: SANTEE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC.
Model Name: SALEM Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4X4TSMW22XC Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: October 28, 2001, pulling trailer at 55 mph, 8:pm, left side front trailer tire comes apart and tread is is flung through the wheel well and into the insde of the trailer. this caused over $700 of damage to the trailer. april 5, 2001, approx 55-60mph, 7pm, left rear tire comes apart. the tread come off and wraps around the axel. on aprl7, 2002, (yes, less than 48 hours later) the right , front trailer tire starts to some apart. a driver "mouths" flat tire and we pull over just before the tread completely come off the sidewalls. the tires have between 4-5,000 on them, are 3 years old and we check the tire pressure before every trip. we live in a mild climate and the tires aren't subject to extreme temperature changes. they are covered from to keep the sun off. there is no reason we should have had 3 tires come apart in 6 months.*ak (dot number: dbul h12 tiresize: 205-75-15)