2017 Ford Explorer: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Oct 14, 2026 · Suspension · 165,400 miles · KY

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the passenger-side rear tire was low on air pressure. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact observed wires exposed on the inner tread of the tire. Additionally, the contact inspected the driver-side rear tire and observed exposed wires sticking out from the inner sidewall. The contact stated that the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 21V537000 (Suspension) was completed in October 2025. The contact associated the tire failure with the recall. The dealer was notified of the failure by phone. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 165,400.

Filed May 24, 2021 · Tires · OK

On 5/21/2021 a Police Officer for the Iowa Tribe Police Department located in Perkins, Oklahoma was responding to a call and had just been canceled when the driver-side rear tire tread separated from the tire and it blew out. The officer's safety was at risk had she not been canceled and slowed down some or this could've resulted in a rollover or some other traffic collision possibly injuring or killing the officer or other individuals on the roadway. Direct Discount Tire in Stillwater Oklahoma is unaware of any recalls with this tire and have offered to help replace the tire. The tire hasn't been inspected by the manufacturer as I am unaware who manufactured this tire. Upon researching Nokian tire through the internet I discovered that Nokian Tires have had issues in the past for tread separation. The earliest I could fine may have been around 2016. There were no warning lamps and these tires were purchased and put on this vehicle brand new since February 2021. My concern is that there may be a manufacture default causing these tires to have tread separation. I am concerned because this is the brand of tire recommended for police unit bu Direct Discount. I am concerned an officer could be injured or killed in a crash if this is a defect by the manufacturer and we are getting much needed patrol vehicle tore up in the process.

Filed Oct 8, 2019 · Wheels · OH

Purchased 2017 ford explorer december 2017 with original hankook ventus s1 noble2 255/50r20 105h tires. Have 17,000 miles and have been rotated at each oil change; been having extreme treadwear and was told by the authorized dealer that ithe tires are bad and need replaced. Dealer suggested to contact hankook directly because others have experienced similar issues. I contacted hankook customer service and was told that the tires are bad but they have to be 4/32 to get a pro rated discount, at this time I have 1-3/32, 2- 4/32 and 1- 5/32, the ford dealer would not honor the new car warranty because they said it isn't a safety issue and hankook needs to take care of it. Meanwhile, no one wants to take full responsibility for these bad tires at only 17000 miles, even though the explorer is rated on top for rollovers with a blowout... This is another dangerous issue similar to the firestone disaster. Are they going to wait until there are deaths before they start replacing these defective tires?

Filed Oct 2, 2019 · Tires · IN

I have hankook tires on my ford explorer. Bought it new with these. Less than 25,000 miles and they look to be tearing up all over. Hankook says there's no warranty on their tires. Technician says I need them changed right away or they will 'blow out.'

Filed Jul 12, 2019 · Tires · 16,381 miles · UT

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford explorer equipped with hankook ventus s1 noble 2 tires, size: 255/50/r20/105h. The contact noticed that the inner and outer areas of the two front tires were worn. The contact drove to performance ford lincoln bountiful (1800 s main st, bountiful, ut 84010, (888) 476-8961), but the tires were not diagnosed or replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle and tire failure mileage was 16,381.

Filed Jun 25, 2019 · Wheels · 33,042 miles · GA

We noticed severe premature tire wear on the factory tires on our 2017 ford explorer. The SUV came with hankook 255/50r20 105h ventus s1 noble 2 tires which started showing signs of premature wear within 15,000 miles. Now one is completely bald at 33,042 miles and the others are peeling/cracking. We made sure the tires had sufficient air pressure, and rotated them at every oil change, yet they still kept wearing. That one tire has been completely bald since 30,000 miles (zero tread and wear indicator band showing). We saw the notice under the federal safety agency id: 10137109 (manufacturer communication number: ssm 47195) and multiple reports of blowouts. We called ford on 6-25-2019 and ford told us they would cover 30% of the cost but would replace them with the same kind of tire. We chose to get another brand out of an abundance of caution. These tires are going to get someone killed.

Filed Apr 19, 2019 · Wheels · 25 miles · CA · crash

On april 19, 2019 I brought my car to ford in torrance california. This is the second time I brought my car to them. I'm leasing a 2017 ford explore with hancock tires. These hancock tires are standard on all the ford explores. At mile 3000 I received a sidewall blowout on my passenger rear tire. And while 20,000 I noticed the treading on the tires were very low, and at 25,000 the radios began to show. This is when I brought the car back to the ford dealer. The technicians stated that this tire was defective and needed to be replaced. All four had a treading that was extremely low. The problem is ford is charging the consumer the cost of labor the cost of taxes and 70% the cost of the tire. I believe when there's a defective tire or any component in the car the sales vendor is responsible for replacing the defective part. Furthermore I believe the sales vendor ford should mitigate the problem with these tires to protect the consumers they are selling to. This is not what happened in this case and many other cases. The reason I found out my tire trade-in was low , was I proceeded to stop my car at a stop sign where there was water overflowing and I hydroplaned through the intersection with my young kids in the backseat. These tires are going to kill people if they are not recalled and take it off all her cars. I am a doctor, and I see patients who are injured in accidents all the time but usually two personal air. After reviewing all of the negative reviews and defects from this tire online I believe it's negligence by the ford motor company and hancock tires if this matter is not resolved.

Filed Apr 15, 2019 · Wheels · 20,701 miles · FL

Before leaving for florida I had my 2017 explorer serviced at the dealership. There was approx 16,000 miles and tires were checked to be fine. These tires are hankook ventus s1 noble tires. Five and a half months later 18,000 miles, tread is worn and they are chipping and pealing and I had a blowout on the highway.

Filed Nov 9, 2018 · Tires · 28,000 miles · LA

Manufacturer: ford motor company , hankook tire america corp. Vehicle identification no. (VIN): [xxx] summary: purchased 2017 ford explorer october 2017 with original hankook ventus s1 noble2 255/50r20 105h tires. Have 28,000 miles and have been rotated at each oil change; have been experiencing low air pressure readings, extreme treadwear and 1ea tire failure (separation (while in motion)). ...this is another dangerous issue similar to the firestone disaster. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Sep 21, 2018 · Wheels · VA

2017 ford explorer equipped with hankook ventus s1 noble 2 105h tires, size: 255/50r20. Tires, chunks and pieces of the rubber detached from the tires. Called malloy ford in winchester va and said needed to contact a hankook dealer no one will help and according to the tire manufacturer warranty that comes with new car would only cover sixty percent of the tire replacement after 12,000 miles. The vehicle manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The tires were not replaced. The tire and vehicle failure mileage is 21,500 with 6/32 thread. Ford has multiple complaints and doing nothing to help either is hankook . Tires are a road hazard and could blow out and cause a accident this needs investigated.

Filed Jun 13, 2018 · Steering, Wheels · 9,100 miles · TX

Tires that came with vehicle have chunks of tread peeling off /cutting from normal driving of 9100 miles and 11 months. This presents several hazards such as vehicle stability, traction and potential blowout / rollovers other sizes these same hankook ventus s1 noble2 have already been recalled due to similar failures. These are 255/50 r 20 size.

Filed Jan 24, 2018 · Wheels · 28,337 miles · CA

Went to dealer for routine maintenance and dealer indicated I need immediate tire replacement of all 4 tires because the tread is flaking off! The vehicle was parked in the service bay drive. There are visible signs of tread separations and gouges in the tires. My explorer has 28k miles on it and the manufacturer warranty says 50k. I believe this is a tire defect. I have an excellent service record on my vehicle and this is not normal wear for any tires. This explorer was purchased new from the dealer with these tires. I was a previous owner of a 2013 explorer (also purchased new) and the tires lasted 60k. After researching, there seem to be a number of complaints from ford explorer owners about this same issue. Please investigate.