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2012 Hyundai SONATA Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	929636
Internal NHTSA #	10465657
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	04/06/12
Component	TIRES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The sides of the tire in question seem very prone to sidewall failure. This tire has a lip on it that extends above the wheel's rim (as opposed to the smooth, rounded surface of other tires). Upon driving up on a curb while parking the car at work, a one inch flap of rubber 1/4" deep was ripped from our right rear tire. The right front tire shows two spots where a part of the tire's lip was ripped off (where it is flush with the tire) from other brushes against the curb. Most alarming is the left front tire which has a 1/2" crack or incision in the tire -- and this is not even close to the rim and shows no sign of hitting a curb. It's hard to tell how deep the incision is but it is at least 1/8" deep. The new 2012 hyundai sonata equipped with these tires was purchased in nov. 2011. The vehicle currently has a little more than 5,000 miles on it. In the combined 80 years we have been driving, we have never experienced sidewall failure from driving onto a curb or just finding a crack in the tire. I do want to point out that hankook, the manufacturer, has had a recall for its hankook / dynapro as / p265/70r17s rh03 (nhtsa campaign id number: 10t021000). The cause was sidewall failure. We replaced the tire with the gash in it. We do have photos of the tires in question and can send pdfs to you if so desired. We also kept the tire with the gash in case we needed it for some reason in pursuing this (additional photos, insepction, etc.). It is hard to determine the date of when the damage was done so i've listed the date that the tire with the rip was first noticed. The tire with the incision or crack in it was noticed today (7-14-12) while getting the other tire replaced. The complete description of the tire size is 225/45r18-95v.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	4500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HEBRON, KY
VIN pattern	5NPEC4AC8CHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	3
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Hyundai SONATA Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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