| Issue ID | 860208 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10402576 |
| Manufacurer | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | OUTBACK |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 24/05/11 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Recently purchased 2011 outback suburu, brand new. With 1500 miles, the dealer inspected our tires and found 3 out of 4 tires to have side wall bulges. The tires are continental tires. The call back this morning from the dealers service manager said that they inspected the new cars on their lot and found sidewall bulges also showing on the tires of new inventory. The service manager said this was a result of extra material. As new owners we feel that the operational integrity of the vehicle is compromised with an intergral part of the vehicle showing manufacturing defects, and at this present writing, no available recourse offered from subura. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | RIDGELAND, MS |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 |
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