I was driving on the interstate and the tread just separated from the sidewalks. 235/65R17. I didn’t hit anything. There was no damage to the tire. It just disintegrated.
- NHTSA ID
- 11751284
- Incident
- Jul 18, 2026
Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2018 Honda CR-V submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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.
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I was driving on the interstate and the tread just separated from the sidewalks. 235/65R17. I didn’t hit anything. There was no damage to the tire. It just disintegrated.
The contact rented a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving at unknown highway speeds, the lane departure malfunctioned. The vehicle was jumping while driving and became uncontrollable. The steering wheel had unknown damage. The wheel cover was removed, but the failure persisted. The contact stated that there seemed to be a torque sensor issue, the tires had low tread and the tire service light was illuminated. Additionally, there was an illegal tint on the windows. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000. The VIN was not available.
The contact owns a 2018 Honda CR-V. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal thumping sound coming from the tires. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the tires were cupping, and the tread was deteriorating and peeling. All four tires were replaced. The failure persisted and had worsened. The tires have been replaced four times. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer assisted in paying for two tires the first time the failure occurred. The contact stated that the manufacturer then refused to provide any more assistance. The contact related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin Number: 20-081. The failure mileage was unknown.
Purchased brand new Honda 2018 and it came with Hankook 235/60R18 KINERGY GT H436 BW At 30,000 miles all 4 tires need to be replaced. Honda manufacturer and dealer confirmed that this is a known issue. I contacted Hankook manufacturer and was told that although the 235/60R18 KINERGY GT H436 have a 70,000 mile warranty, the 235/60R18 KINERGY GT H436 tires that come with the new car are designed to only last 30,000 miles out of the usual 70,000. Hankook deliberately engineered their tires to fail at 30,000 putting my life and the life of my family in danger in order to generate a profit. When purchasing my new car I was under the impression (based on the Hankook manufacturer's website) that my new tires would be covered by the 70,000 mile warranty and would thus last more than just 30,000. All my other new cars, the tires lasted well over the warranty that they initially came with. This is the first time that I have ever experienced this. This clearly has nothing do to with my driving pattern, considering that the manufacturer CONFIRMED that they engineer new car tires to FAIL at 30,000 miles.
THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED 3/18 AND WITH LESS THAN 50 MILES ON THE TIRE THE SIDEWALL FAILED AND BLEW OUT AT 70 MPH. TIRE WAS LESS THAN A DAY OLD AND NO OBJECT WAS HIT TO CAUSE THE FAILURE.
MY CAR SKIDDED AND FAILED TO STOP IN ACCEPTABLE DISTANCE/TIME IN ONE INCH OF SNOW NEARLY CAUSING ME TO COLLIDE WITH PEDESTRIAN IN ROADWAY. I WAS ALARMED THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED AND ASKED MY MECHANIC TO EVALUATE ANY BRAKING DEFECTS. I WAS INFORMED MY TIRES WERE WORN TO 4/32ND AND THUS HAD LITTLE TREAD LEFT TO GRIP ROAD SURFACE. MECHANIC NOTED ALL ALIGNMENTS AND ROTATIONS WERE TIMELY PERFORMED BY OWNER OF VEHICLE . I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE VEHICLE IS A 2018 HONDA CRV WITH 18000 MILES . THESE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 50000 MILES OR 6 YEARS. YOU CAN IMAGE MY SHOCK THAT TIRES WORE OUT SO FAST AND DRIVING VEHICLE IN SECURITY IS NOW QUESTIONABLE. TIER MANUFACTURER HANKOOK IS DENYING TIRE DEFECTIVENESS EVEN THOUGH HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS PROVED HANKOOK LIABLE AS NO VEHICLE DEFECT IS DISCOVERED. I ASK YOUR ORGANIZATION TO EXAMINE THIS TIRE FOR FAULTY MANUFACTURE AND NOTIFY CONSUMERS THAT TIRE IS UNRELIABLE.
2018 HONDA CR-V. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRES ON VEHICLE. *LD CONSUMER STATES THAT SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE, THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA OF PRINCETON (PRINCETON, NJ) FOR REPAIRS. ON 2/9/2020 CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES. MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. *DL
THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM IN THIS CAR IS A "PASSIVE" SYSTEM. THAT MEANS THERE ARE NO SENSORS OR TRANSMITTERS IN THE TIRES BUT RATHER, THEY USE THE ABS SENSORS TO MEASURE RELATIVE WHEEL SPEED AND SINCE A LOW TIRE WILL HAVE A SMALLER DIAMETER, IT WILL ROTATE FASTER AND HONDA BELIEVES THEY CAN MEASURE RELATIVE TIRE PRESSURE WITH THIS SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THIS IDEA IS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED.: MY FIRST EXAMPLE: I HAD A TIRE GO FLAT WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. IT WASN'T A BLOW-OUT, JUST A TIRE THAT WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING. THE "TPMS" SYSTEM NEVER WARNED OF THE LOW TIRE AND THE TIRE WAS ACTUALLY RUINED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.. THAT LED TO MY SECOND REASON... THE TIRE STORE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH AN IDENTICAL SIZE BUT DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER'S TIRE. THAT RESULTED IN MULTIPLE PERIODIC WARNINGS OF "TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM PROBLEM". TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER RESULTED IN THEM TELLING ME THAT ANY REPLACEMENT TIRE HAD TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME AS ORIGINALLY CAME ON THE CAR AND I MIGHT NEED TO REPLACE TWO, AND POSSIBLY ALL FOUR TIRES.. THIS SEEMS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRES! IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE TPMS SHOULD MONITOR TIRE PRESSURE... NOT MAKE, MODEL AND TREAD PATTERN AS THE DEALER TOLD ME. LASTLY, I GOT IN THE CAR FOR A DRIVE A FEW DAY AGO AND AFTER DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, HEARD A NOISE AND STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE.... ANOTHER FLAT TIRE AND NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. A SYSTEM OPERATING AS POORLY AS THIS ONE IS LESS THAN USELESS BECAUSE IF I HAD NO SYSTEM, I WOULDN'T EXPECT TO BE NOTIFIED OF A LOW TIRE AND WOULDN'T DEPEND ON THE SYSTEM. WHAT ABOUT A TIRE GOING FLAT OVER NIGHT? NO WARNING BEFORE DRIVING! I WOULD SUBMIT THE FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER OF A LOW TIRE IN TWO, VERY OBVIOUS SCENARIOS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HONDA CR-V. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE, TPMS, PARK, ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, AND SEVERAL OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE WITH MILLS HONDA (8465 MN HWY 210, BAXTER, MN 56425, (218) 825-7525) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT
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