| Issue ID | 1502114 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11133190 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | YARIS |
| Model Year | 2017 |
| File date | 03/10/18 |
| Component | TIRES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The exact tires/car i have were not listed. They are: 2017 toyota yaris ia toyo proxes a27 tires today i was driving my car on surface streets. I was stopped at a red light and a warning came on that said i had low tire pressure. I pulled off to the side of the road at the next block to check my tire pressure and discovered my tire was completely shredded. I had only driven 2 miles from where i had started and my tires were fine when i left. This particular problem has occurred twice. Once on august 1st, 2018 as i parked on a residential street (the low pressure light didn't even come on at this time) and the second time today, october 3rd, 2018. Both times i have had to replace the tire because it is completely shredded. I have never seen a tire explode like this and i have seen it happen twice over the course of two months in a 16 month old car with only 20k miles on it. I had a 200k mile 2002 honda and while it had flats once every 5-6 years maybe, i never had a tire explode like this and i drive less now than i did with my honda. There is clearly something wrong with these tires that makes them so susceptible to shredding like that. It makes me very scared to continue driving. I worry the next time this happens i will be on a freeway or not somewhere easy to pull over to the side of the road. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 20000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | VAN NUYS, CA |
| VIN pattern | 3MYDLBYV1HYXXXXXX |
| 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 | 20 |
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