Complaint 387507

2000 FORD E-450 • TIRES • incident Dec 31, 2002

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
387507
Make
FORD
Model
E-450
Model Year
2000
Component
TIRES
Incident Date
Dec 31, 2002
Date Received
Jan 2, 2003
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

TIRES

Owner Narrative

WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST 5 SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS ON THE REAR OF OUR AMBULANCES IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS. THE LATEST BEING YESTERDAY. WE ARE USING MICHELEN XPS RADIALS. DOT FWJHAHWX1702. THERE IS 10/32 TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE. OTHERS HAVE HAD MORE SOME LESS. THIS ONLY OCCURS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE E-MAILED MICHELIN WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE GOT NO RESPONSE. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF REMEDY. THIS MAY BE OF A SAFETY CONCERN. THANK YOU.

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