Complaint 933844
2006 FORD E-450 • TIRES • incident Aug 10, 2012
Complaint Summary
TIRES
Owner Narrative
NEW TIRES PURCHASED FOR CHURCH BUS WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS. OF THE 6 TIRES ON THE BUS, 4 HAVE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON 8/10/12. THE BUS WAS TRAVELING ON I-75 NEAR OCALA, FL. TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70, THE BUS EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GUIDE THE BUS INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED. A NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND WE HAVE THE OLD TIRE IN OUR POSSESSION. THE OTHER 3 TIRES EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE BUT WE NO LONGER HAVE THOSE TIRES. *TR
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