# YOKOHAMA YOKOHAMA — SUSPENSION:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `145506` · 1999-04-03 · YOKOHAMA
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** YOKOHAMA
- **Model:** YOKOHAMA
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** YOKOHAMA
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT
## Narrative
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SIX WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY MONTERO.  STUART LINCOLN-MERCURY, WHO IS AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, REPAIRED MY MONTERO.  MY FRONT END WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ALIGNED.  AT 6400 MILES, I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED, AND I SAW THAT THE TIRES ON THE PASSANGER SIDE WERE WEARING AS IF THEY WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT.  I TOOK MY MONTERO BACK TO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED.  I WAS TOLD THEY ALIGNED MY FRONT END WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE ACCIDENT.  I WAS TOLD THAT MITISUBISHI USES CHEAP TIRES, AND THAT IS NORMAL WEAR.  I ASO HAD TIRE KINGDOM, (A CERTIFIED YOKOHAMA REPRESENTITIVE) EVALUATE MY TIRES.  THEY SAID THE FRONT END MUST BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT.  AGAIN, I WENT BACK TO MITSUBISHI, AND AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY ALIGNMENT.  I'M AFRAID, IF THIS IS TRUE, I WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACING MY TIRES EVERY 6400 TO 10,000 MILES.  I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN ON THESE MONTEROS.  I BELIEVE, IF MY TIRES ARE GOING TO WEAR LIKE THIS, THERE HAS TO BE A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE.  PLEASE HELP ME!  *AK( DOT NUMBER: FBEFM43287 TIRE SIZE: 265/70R15 )
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