Complaint 1831447
2021 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA • TIRES • incident Aug 5, 2022
- Complaint ID
- 1831447
- Make
- FREIGHTLINER
- Model
- CASCADIA
- Model Year
- 2021
- Component
- TIRES
- Incident Date
- Aug 5, 2022
- Date Received
- Aug 6, 2022
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
TIRES
Owner Narrative
TIRE SIZE: 275/80 R22.5 MICHELIN ENERGY LINE Z Component that failed is drivers side steer front tire. The tire blew out and resulted in loss of vehicle control. This failure DID cause an accident putting others safety at risk. Both Freightliner Corp. and Michelin Tire Co. are aware of this failure. No one has inspected the tire. I DO NOT have the tire in my possession yet. There are/were no warning, messages or symptoms of this problem prior to. This truck had a right side tire failure at the decoupling groove on May 11, 2022. The tire was replaced at that time with a new tire tire. This truck returned to Toledo Ohio to our terminal. The 4X4X4 air fairings were then removed at the request of DTNA. On 8-5-22 with 52,742 miles on the tire, it blew out resulting in an accident.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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