OCTOBER 28, 2001, PULLING TRAILER AT 55 MPH, 8:PM, LEFT SIDE FRONT TRAILER TIRE COMES APART AND TREAD IS IS FLUNG THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL AND INTO THE INSDE OF THE TRAILER. THIS CAUSED OVER $700 OF DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. APRIL 5, 2001, APPROX 55-60MPH, 7PM, LEFT REAR TIRE COMES APART. THE TREAD COME OFF AND WRAPS AROUND THE AXEL. ON APRL7, 2002, (YES, LESS THAN 48 HOURS LATER) THE RIGHT , FRONT TRAILER TIRE STARTS TO SOME APART. A DRIVER "MOUTHS" FLAT TIRE AND WE PULL OVER JUST BEFORE THE TREAD COMPLETELY COME OFF THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES HAVE BETWEEN 4-5,000 ON THEM, ARE 3 YEARS OLD AND WE CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE EVERY TRIP. WE LIVE IN A MILD CLIMATE AND THE TIRES AREN'T SUBJECT TO EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHANGES. THEY ARE COVERED FROM TO KEEP THE SUN OFF. THERE IS NO REASON WE SHOULD HAVE HAD 3 TIRES COME APART IN 6 MONTHS.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DBUL H12 TIRESIZE: 205-75-15)
1999 Cobra Salem
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTires
Filed Apr 8, 2002CA
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.