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Complaint 314246

1997 FORD E-450 • TIRES • incident Jul 13, 2001

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
314246
Make
FORD
Model
E-450
Model Year
1997
Component
TIRES
Incident Date
Jul 13, 2001
Date Received
Sep 12, 2001
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

TIRES

Owner Narrative

HAD 2 BLOWOUTS.1AT 22000MI AND 1 AT 26000.THREW ALL THE TREAD ON THE 1ST ONE TIRE COOL TO TOUCH AND OUTSIDE TEMP 58DEG.LOOKS LIKE TREAD HAD NEVER BEEN GLUED ON TO CARCUS.THE 2ND TIRE BLEW AT 55MPH OUTSIDE TEMP56DEG.LOOKED AS IF PART OF THE TREAD WAS GLUED.I KNOW OF 2 OTHER CLASS C MOTORHOMES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.BETWEEN THE 3 MH WE HAVE HAD 7 BLOWOUTS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRESIZE: 225/75/16)

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