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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
96,000 miles · Jul 17, 2015
Tires
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ S600 EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS AS TIRES, SIZE: P265/40R/18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION, STEEL BELT SEPARATION, AND UNEVEN TREAD WEAR IN THE TI…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ S600 EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS AS TIRES, SIZE: P265/40R/18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION, STEEL BELT SEPARATION, AND UNEVEN TREAD WEAR IN THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
NHTSA ODI #10734791
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