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2005 Mercedes benz E320 Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1129189
Internal NHTSA #	10653217
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	E320
Model Year	2005
File date	26/07/14
Component	TIRES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In june of 2011 i purchased a set of four michelin p215/60r16 primacy mxv4 tires for my 2005 mercedes benz e320 automobile. In july of 2014 one of the tires failed (lost air pressure while parked) while my wife and i were on a weekend trip out of town. The local tire shop that repaired the flat informed us that the tire could not be repaired ? The sidewall had failed and the tire would need to be replaced. The failed michelin tire had been installed for 3 years and had 50% of the usable tread wear remaining (measured later by discount tire). We temporarily replaced the tire with a non-michelin tire and saved the failed michelin. When returning from our trip we took the failed michelin back to the discount tire shop where we had purchased the set. Using the road hazard guarantees when purchasing the set, discount tire replaced the failed michelin with a new michelin. While performing other vehicle maintenance in september of 2014 i observed a second michelin tire with a sidewall crack following the wheel bead for several inches before progressing radially. I again took the failed michelin back to the discount tire shop where we had purchased the set. The failed michelin tire had approximately 50% of the usable tread wear remaining. Using the road hazard guarantees when purchasing the set, discount tire replaced the failed michelin with a new michelin. In october of 2014 i purchased a used car with michelin tires installed. Since recently experiencing michelin tire failures i examined the used car michelins and, sure enough, i discovered a tire with three significant incipient sidewall failures. These sidewall failures of different year manufacture michelin tires seems to me to indicate a pattern of quality control problems. My limited experience with these failures seems to indicate that having the tire on a vehicle front position accelerates crack propagation. I would like to attach pictures of the tires (foot long crack - worst case).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	79600
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HURST, TX
VIN pattern	WDBUF26J95AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2005 Mercedes benz E320 Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Mercedes benz E320 Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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