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1999 Ford Motor Home Tires & wheels Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA

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Tires & wheels reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Mar 19, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
38%
of 26 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Ford Motor Home submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming tire or wheel

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 19, 2004

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THE PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF.*AK

NHTSA ID
10063536
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 23, 2004

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD A NOISE. IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING WAS HITTING THE SIDE OF MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE, GOT OUT, LOOKED AT THE TIRES, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE CAME OFF. THERE WERE 25000 MILES ON TIRES, AND THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE MOTOR HOME. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX RADIAL R4S. *AK

NHTSA ID
10059639
Incident
Feb 23, 2004
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 14, 2003

SECOND BLOWOUT OF FIRESTONE TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION. DOT CODE VDIL1XD,LT22575R16M/S . FIRST COMPLAINT #ODI 10010331 MADE IN APRIL 03. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1999 DUTCHMAN MOTOR HOME [XXX]. THIRD TIRE HAS BROKEN SIDEWALL, BUT DID NOT BLOW. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10032833
Incident
Aug 9, 2003
Mileage
31,337 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed May 24, 2003

SEPARATION OF TREAD FROM TIRE ON RVMOTOR HOME (FIRESTONE DOT VDIL IXD 059 DAT80P D04R). *NLM

NHTSA ID
10019233
Incident
Apr 29, 2003
Mileage
24,981 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 24, 2003

WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE OUTSIDE REAR DUAL TIRE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. SCC *TS

NHTSA ID
10003875
Incident
May 3, 2002
Mileage
5,886 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 4, 2002

FIRESTONE TIRES LT225/75R16/MS---YOU EXPECT TO GET TIRES THAT WILL LAST MORE THAN 5886 MILES--WHEN TO FIRESTONE STORE, TIRES ARE NOT ON THE LIST FOR TIRE PROBLEMS---WE FELT A THUMP SO WE GOT OUT AND CHECK ALL THE TIRES COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM, WENT ABOUT 2 MORE BLOCKS AND RIGHT DUAL WENT DOWN--TIRE SEPERATION

NHTSA ID
566363
Incident
May 3, 2002
ElectricalOther / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Jul 11, 2002

AT 55MPH THE LEFT REAR INSIDE TIRE BLEWOUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE 22575R16, DOT UNKNOWN. *AK DOT NUMBER VD1L 1XD, CONSUMER STATES THAT 385 IS ALSO ON THE TIRE, BUT IS UNSURE IF THIS IS PART OF THE DOT NUMBER. THE BLOWOUT HAS RIPPED OUT ALL THE WIRING ON THE MOTORHOME, THE PROPANE GAS LINE HAD EVEN BEEN RIPPED APART. *SLC

NHTSA ID
8013735
Incident
Jun 22, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 5, 2001

FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 17OOO MILES MOUNTED ON A 1999, FORD MOTOR HOME. WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40-50 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. FEW MONTHS AFTERWARDS, OTHER THREE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *AK TIRE SIZE P225/75R-16 DOT VD1L1XD158 CONSUMER STATED IN THE PAST HE HAS EXPERIENCED 2 TIRE SEPARATIONS THAT WERE REPLACED, DUE TO THE SEPARATIONS OF THE TIRE, THE MOTOREHOME HAS EXPERIENCED PROPERTY DAMAGE.*SLC

NHTSA ID
897396
Incident
Sep 1, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 6, 2001
1 injury reported

FIRESTONE, STEELTEX R4S TIRES SIZE: LT 225/75R16, DOT: VD HAVE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS THREE TIMES IN 1999, FLEETWOOD, TIOGA 31W WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 65 MPH. FIRST TIRE WAS LEFT REAR INSIDE TIRE, SECOND WAS RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE, AND THIRD WAS RIGHT REAR INSIDE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED RIGHT REAR EXTERIOR TIRE TO BLOWOUT AS WELL, RESULTING IN DAMAGE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK PAINS FROM THIRD BLOWOUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
892151
Incident
May 5, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 24, 2000

TIRES ARE LOAD RANGE "D" UNDER RATED TIRES ON A MOTORHOME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )

NHTSA ID
728960
Incident
Jun 15, 1999

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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