Complaint 932726
1994 TOYOTA PICKUP • TIRES • incident Aug 6, 2012
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint Summary
TIRES
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH GENERAL TOURING TIRES, SIZE: 205/75/14.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED. THE CONTACT HAD A ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TECHNICIAN REPLACE THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS CRACKED AND ROTTEN. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.