0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003226147 | Incident Date: Apr, 14 2003 |
| Consumer's City: TWO HARBORS | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP. |
| Model Name: ALL SEASON RADIAL | 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, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 23 2003 | 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: Three of four michelin tires experienced tread separation, resulting in erratic and dangerous behaviour of the vehicle, a 1999 toyota camry. tires were purchased in december 2001 from sears, who only would pro-rate the tires. the dot #s for two of the tires are 2xj9 dmx 2001 and 2xj9 dmx 1901. i did not retain the dot number from the first tire that failed, as i thought that it was an isolated incident. however, three of four tires failed, indicating that there is a manufacturing problem/defect. luckily, the separations were detected before any obvious damage was caused and before any blowouts occurred. they did, however, result in dangerous behavior of the car, especially on wet or snowy roads.the camry was used as a family vehicle and did not experience any unusual use. tires were inflated properly and checked periodically. the first tire failed in approximately april 2003, the second in may 2003, and the third in july 2003. fourth tire showed no obvious signs of failure, but was replaced anyway.*ak |