| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002097165 | Incident Date: Aug, 01 2002 |
| Consumer's City: WASHINGTON | Consumer's State: DC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: DUNLOP TIRE CORPORATION |
| Model Name: SPORT | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 03 2002 | 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: Treads separated on both front left and front right tires along on inside edge of each while driving on interstate 93 in nh. one threw cord, the other showed separation upon examination. dealer [lakes region audi, gilford nh] checked inflation, at 31.2 and 31.4lb (recommended pressure is 32lb). moderate tread wear (4/32in left?) after 30k mi. dealer also performed re-alignment after new tires were installed, but found no serious problem (minor toe-in adj). this car is driven mostly in washington dc where it has been very hot recently, but these are temperature category a tires. same failure on both front tires at same time suggests a possible manufacturing defect.*ak |
