| Issue ID | 1472018 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11099872 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES-BENZ |
| Model | E350 |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 23/05/18 |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Original continental conti pro contact tires (245/40/18) for mercedes benz e350 with approx. 15,000 miles on them and my tire blew on highway. And side rim of tire has big cut. It was at the time of traffic at 5 pm and i was very close to hit sidewall of highway. Last week again i discovered that other two tires continental contiprocontact on same car has a bubble on the sidewall. The bubble is within a quater to half of an inch to the rim. After a day one tire was flat and big cut i see at same place where bubble was. I called mercedez benz as my car is still under warranty and i was told that it has happened because of pothole and you have to replace all the 4 tires. I only drive car for work and i never hit pothole it looks like there is manufacturing defect with tire. I am sorry to say that even car is under warranty mercedes is not doing anything and there is no recall on tire. I have noticed many people complaining about bubble issue with the tire. Continental tire should be taking care of the tire as it only has 15k miles |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FRANKLIN, WI |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 | 50 |
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