Consumer Complaint Detail

MICHELIN / ALL SEASON / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007100513 Incident Date: Mar, 26 2007
Consumer's City: HIGHLAND MILLS Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: MICHELIN TIRE CORP.
Model Name: ALL SEASON 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#: YV1TS94D3Y1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 29 2007 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: We want to file a complaint to a tire manufacturer, michelin. we have bought 4 piece of michelin tires on 11/24/2006 from its a tire dealer, costco wholesale club tier center, located at 50 overlook blvd, nanuet, ny 10954, tel. (845) 425-0316 and the 4 piece tiers were installed there. the tire model is michelin pilot sport a/s 225/50r17 ultra high performance price at $207.99 per tier (current price) after 4 months, on 3/28/07, we accidentally found one tire located at front passenger side had blister (a bubble) in the sidewall, when we checked the tire air pressure. see the picture as follows: we are glad to find this defective tier prior to getting a car accident. because we realized that the defective condition might result in a rapid loss air pressure, which could lead to a loss control and a vehicle crash. we could like to have either an inspector of the highway traffic safety administration office or a third party inspector to inspect this defective tier to get some information to protect people from potential car crash and lost lives. please contact me for any additional information. i appreciate your consideration and looking forward to hear you soon. *jb