Complaint 724398
SIGMA SIGMA REGENT • TIRES • incident May 27, 2009
- Complaint ID
- 724398
- Make
- SIGMA
- Model
- SIGMA REGENT
- Component
- TIRES
- Incident Date
- May 27, 2009
- Date Received
- Jun 20, 2009
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
TIRES
Owner Narrative
2ND OF 4 TIRES PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME THAT ARE POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE. (SEE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT #10269608). THIS SECOND POSS DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS DISCOVERED DURING A TEST DRIVE AFTER THE COMPLETION OF REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BLOWOUT OF THE FIRST POSS DEFECTIVE TIRE. STEERING STARTED TO WOBBLE DURING TEST DRIVE. MULTIPLE BUBBLES WERE LATER FOUND BY REPAIR SHOP ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE - SIGMA REGENT M+S 215/65/R16. HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THESE TIRES DOT 3D6V TW6 1007 SOLD BY TBC ARE ACTUALLY MADE BY COOPER. NOTE TO NHTSA: PREVIOUS COMPLAINT # 10269608 REFERENCED ABOVE HAD AN INCORRECT VIN ENTERED. THE VIN IS THE SAME AS ENTERED INTO THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.