DATE OF TIRE FAILURE IS THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THREE PREVIOUS TIRE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT ABOUT SIX TO NINE MONTH INTERVALS. WHILE EACH OF THESE TIRES HAD BEEN USED CONSIDERABLY, THE TIRE FAILURE IN EACH CASE HAS BEEN IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE IN EACH CASE HAS BEEN A SEVERE AND DRAMATIC BLOWOUT. THE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE IN EACH CASE HAS BEEN INSTANTEOUS AND COMPLETE. THE BLOWOUT IN EACH INCIDENT HAS BEEN TRANSVERSE INVOLVING ALL OF THE TREAD SURFACE AND BOTH SIDEWALLS LEAVING ONLY THE TIRE BEADS INTACT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UU101054M TIRE SIZE: 9.50R16.5E )
- NHTSA ID
- 731989
- Incident
- Sep 13, 2000