Complaint 292180
2000 FORD E-450 • TIRES:VALVE • incident May 9, 2001
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 292180
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- E-450
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- TIRES:VALVE
- Incident Date
- May 9, 2001
- Date Received
- May 14, 2001
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
TIRES:VALVE
Owner Narrative
VEHICLE SUFFERED A VALVE STEM DEFECT. AFTER IT CAME LOOSE IT MADE VEHICLE HAVE A TIRE BLOWOUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, AFTER VALVE STEM BLEW OUT CONSUMER TOOK THE WHEELS OFF AND TRIED ANOTHER VALVE STEM BY PULLING IT WITH HIS HAND AND THE STEM CAME OUT EASILY, CONSUMER HAD ALL STEMS REPLACED WITH STEEL STEMS AND HAS HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.