Complaint 346793
2000 FORD E-450 • TIRES • incident Apr 11, 2002
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint Summary
TIRES
Owner Narrative
MOTORHOME TIRES WERE REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAD BEEN CHECKED JUST 50 MILES BEFORE BLOWOUT OCCURRED AND WERE AT CORRECT OPERATING PRESSURE. A SLIGHT VIBRATION STARTED JUST SECONDS BEFORE TOTAL TIRE FAILURE, I STARTED TO SLOW AND PULL OVER BUT NOT BEFORE THE TIRE SIDEWALL CAME APART AND THE WHEEL WELL WALLS WERE SEVERLY BATTERED CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE TO SHEILDING, WIRES, AND NEARLY RUPTURING THE GAS FILLER PIPE. I'M VERY FORTUNATE IT WAS A REAR DUAL TIRE, NOT A FRONT ONE.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.