Issue ID | 1527879 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11165810 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | EXPLORER |
Model Year | 2017 |
File date | 04/01/19 |
Component | TIRES |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Oem hankook tires on 2017 ford explorer: with less than 15,000 miles on my 2017 explorer, it began to hydroplane at much lower speeds than when new. The tires are oem, hankook, ventus s1 noble. I took the car to fugate ford, who said they recently processed two other vehicles with bad hankook tires. On closer inspection with doug at fugate, you could see the tire tread was ripping away from itself all the way around the tire. Fugate took pictures and phoned hankook. Fugate called me to say that because the tires had 6/32 tread remaining, they would not process the claim. Hankook needed the tread wear to be 4/32 or less. In my view, that's ridiculous... These hankook tires are defective and unsafe, whether at 6/32 or 4/32. Today, i had all four defective tires replaced. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 14500 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | ENUMCLAW, WA |
VIN pattern | 1FM5K8D85HGXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 40 |
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