Issue ID | 669621 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10223224 |
Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2006 |
File date | 17/03/08 |
Component | TIRES:SIDEWALL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | One tire ruptured hole in sidewall resulting in flat driving down highway. Took tire in to be replaced. None of other tires reviewed by tire center. Independent company found remaining tires to have "bubbled" sidewalls. All tires from same batch. Tires are only two months old and tire center will not acknowledge that the batch is defective. (how could all four tires go bad in two months?) |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 45074 |
Number of Occurences | 4 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | AURORA, OH |
VIN pattern | 1FAFP31NX6WXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 12/12/05 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
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Drive train type | FWD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | 30 |
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