Complaint 576376
1997 CHEVROLET EXPRESS • TIRES:TREAD/BELT • incident Feb 13, 2006
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 576376
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- EXPRESS
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- TIRES:TREAD/BELT
- Incident Date
- Feb 13, 2006
- Date Received
- Mar 20, 2006
- Data As Of
- Oct 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Owner Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER INTO THE MEDIAN AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. TWO HUNDRED MILES LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER WHICH DETERMINED THE BLOWOUTS WERE A RESULT OF ROAD HAZARDS. UPDATED 4/6/2006 - THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. *NM
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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