| Issue ID | 1432214 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11054550 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | C300 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 01/12/17 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Since 2012, five goodyear assurance fuel max tires, size 225/45r17 have failed and needed replacement. Goodyear reimbursed us for some of the cost. All tires had a failure not related to tread life. The most recent incident was a tire with less than 10,000 miles. In each case the car was driven within speed limits and did not incur a trauma. We believe the tires, at least four, were from a defective batch. In three of the failures we were lucky that the tire did not catastrophically fail at speeds over 60 mph. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 59000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | OAKTON, VA |
| VIN pattern | WDDGF54X38FXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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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 | 45 |
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