Complaint 366111

2000 FORD E-450 • TIRES • incident Dec 26, 2001

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
366111
Make
FORD
Model
E-450
Model Year
2000
Component
TIRES
Incident Date
Dec 26, 2001
Date Received
Jul 31, 2002
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

TIRES

Owner Narrative

FIRST TWO BLOWOUTS BLEW OUT THE SIDE, TREAD STAYED WITH TIRE. THIRD BLOWOUT WAS CATASTROPHIC, NOTHING LEFT OF THE TIRE. ALL BLOWOUTS WERE ON REAR INSIDE TIRES. FOURTH FAILURE WAS ON LEFT FRONT AND ID'D PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. DEFECT WAS IDENTIFIED BY VISIBLE SHIFT IN TREAD ON ABOUT A 20 DEGREE SECTOR OF TIRE.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.