Complaint 1317426
2013 FOREST RIVER PUMA • TIRES:TREAD/BELT • incident Sep 3, 2016
- Complaint ID
- 1317426
- Make
- FOREST RIVER
- Model
- PUMA
- Model Year
- 2013
- Component
- TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- Incident Date
- Sep 3, 2016
- Date Received
- Sep 14, 2016
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NEXUS VIPER (NA) EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN MS2 (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 225/75/16. WHILE PULLING INTO A FUEL STATION, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE WOBBLING. THE CONTACT WAS LOSING CHUNKS OUT OF THE CENTER TREAD OF THE FRONT TIRES. THERE WERE ALSO SMALL HOLES IN THE OUTER TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES WERE DETERIORATING WITH CHUNKS OF THE TIRE MISSING. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.