# 2011 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `1106992` · 2014-09-08 · Versalift East, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-350 SUPER DUTY
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Versalift East, LLC
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Miles at failure:** 48,000
- **Speed:** 58 mph
## Narrative
MICHELIN TIRE FAILURE.  CATASTROPHIC TIRE BLOWOUT-FRONT TIRE.  FORD F350 TRUCK PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER.   3 VEHICLES INVOLVED ON CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 101.  WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER I HAD A FRONT LEFT TIRE BLOW.  THE TIRE BLEW DURING A RIGHT TURN/BEND IN THE HIGHWAY.  I COULD ONLY MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNTIL WE STOPPED.  THE TIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TOW VEHICLE AND A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. WE ALMOST ENDED UP IN A DITCH.  *TR
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