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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 11, 2001
Tires
WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH IN A 1982, GMC, C3500 TRUCK LEFT/ REAR KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE, SIZE: 235/85R16, DOT: PJ8RAHLV122 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER REPLACED TIRE, AND ONE WEEK LATER WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH REPLACEMENT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES ON THE TIRE…
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WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH IN A 1982, GMC, C3500 TRUCK LEFT/ REAR KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE, SIZE: 235/85R16, DOT: PJ8RAHLV122 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER REPLACED TIRE, AND ONE WEEK LATER WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH REPLACEMENT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THEY WERE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLE. *AK APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH EARLIER RIGHT FRONT KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE (SAME SIZE AND STYLE) SHREADED ITS TREAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. *TT
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