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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Tires. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 5, 2000
Tires
PE00 040; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARED A NOISE. NOISE WAS FROM TIRE TREAD HITTING UP AGAINST VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND SAW THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. ALSO, LEFT FRONT AND BOTH REAR TIRES TREAD HAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL,#AT235/85R16, DOT # VNOR…
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PE00 040; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARED A NOISE. NOISE WAS FROM TIRE TREAD HITTING UP AGAINST VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND SAW THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. ALSO, LEFT FRONT AND BOTH REAR TIRES TREAD HAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL,#AT235/85R16, DOT # VNOR1XK. *AK
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