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2011 FORD F-350 — TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

crash2 injured · 936201 · 2012-08-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-350
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Miles at failure
28,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350 WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES, LINE SIZE LP275/65R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT AFTER TIRED TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. ...UPDATED 10/17/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TEN MILES BEFORE THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT , THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE PICK UP (2011) AND THE FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER (2012) THAT IT WAS TOWING WERE BOTH TOTALED. THE DRIVER HAD MINOR NECK INJURY. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAD MINOR CUTS FROM THE PASSENGER WINDOW WHICH BROKE. UPDATED 10/17/2012 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10472561
Machine
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