Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford windsor. While driving 40 MPH, the driver side rear tire tread separated, resulting in a blow out of the outer tire. The tires are firestone steeltex radial r4s, lt225/75r16. The spare tire was placed on the vehicle. The front driver side tires were also showing wear on the tread. There was 6,000 miles of wear on the tires. The cracks in the tires were present on the inside, not on the outside facing the sun. All four rear tires were replaced due to the wear pattern. The purchase date was unknown. The contact has a picture of the tire. The current mileage is 14,500 and failure mileage was 14,335.
1999 Fleetwood Tioga: tire blowout or tread separation
5 of the 11 complaints about the 1999 Fleetwood Tioga describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 45%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
- 20091
- 20006
- 19995
- 19982
- 19974
What owners say
Passenger rear inner dual tire sidewall blewout. This vehicle was not or ever has been overloaded and inflation checked on each trip. Vehicle had traveled less then 30 miles below highway speeds when blowout occurred. Air temp was 70. Vehicle has approx 24k miles. Tires looked new and were inspected often.
Tires look good before starting out, but blow out just happened without warning.
At 21,000 miles vehicle had four blowouts within two and half weeks on a 1999, fleetwood, tioga; original equipment, tire size lt 225/75r16, dot# vd111xd148. Firestone notified. *ak
Firestone steel tex tires 225 75 r16 experienced blowouts, causing damage to the wheel cover and exhaust pipe.
Related recalls
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: class c motor homes equipped with a spare wheel . This wheel has insufficient weight carrying capacity when matched to a maximum loaded tire. This does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars."
- Risk
- Premature wheel failure can result in a loss of vehicle control.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the spare wheel with a new higher capacity wheel.
Recall number 00V104000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1999 Fleetwood Tioga tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 1999 Fleetwood Tioga?
5 of 11 owner complaints about the 1999 Fleetwood Tioga (45%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Fleetwood Tioga?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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