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2012 Volkswagen JETTA Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	952570
Internal NHTSA #	10486104
Manufacurer	Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	JETTA
Model Year	2012
File date	25/11/12
Component	TIRES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving back from the birmingham airport on 20/59 west to tuscaloosa driving 68 mph in a leased 2012 volkswagen jetta equipped with hankook optimo h725a tires, line size 205/55r16 91h, dot# 1grp dy h2 the vehicle starting pulling hard left. I decelerated to pull off onto the right shoulder of the road. I noticed in rear view and then side mirror black debris coming from the left side of the car as i pulled off onto the right shoulder. After the vehicle was merged to the shoulder, the contact noticed that the rear driver tires side wall blew out. Then took pictures of what was left hanging from the tire. The failure caused damages to the wheel well. The tire was replaced by road side assistance and the spare tire was installed. Both the dealer quality mazda volkswagen and the tire manufacturer were notified. The vehicle failure mileage was 7522. Neither the dealer nor manufacture offered any reason for the failure or to offer any assistance in replacing the tire. Suggested buying another tire.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	7522
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TUSCALOOSA, AL
VIN pattern	3VWDX7AJ9CMXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	5
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Vehicle speed	68
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Volkswagen JETTA Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen JETTA Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects

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