Issue ID | 1040940 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10565150 |
Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
Brand | SCION |
Model | TC |
Model Year | 2010 |
File date | 15/02/14 |
Component | WHEELS |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Driving surface was paved dry two lane route. Speed approximately 40 miles per hour. Left rear tire catastrophically failed. The steel belled tread became totally (100%) detached for the interior side wall of tire. Tire was bridgestone turanza (t0506) el4pnz 215/45zr17. This is the second tire in less than a month that has had a side wall failure. I had already replaced a tire earlier in the summer of 2013 for side wall failure. Three out of four tires have had similar failures in less than a year. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 13922 |
Number of Occurences | 2 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | RIVERSIDE, RI |
VIN pattern | JTKDE3B79A0XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 19/02/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
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Vehicle speed | 40 |
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