2004 Ford F-650 SD Tires Problems

“The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the rear left inside tire blew out. The road was clear of debris. The vehicle was driven off to the side of the road, then driven to an independent tire shop where a used tire replaced the failed tire. Most of the separated tread was left on the side of the highway. The failed tire was only three weeks old. When the service dealer was notified, the contact was informed the tire distributor needed to be contacted and if the distributor would provide a credit, it would be passed on to the contact.”

“Hankook tires are being installed on vehicles which require a load range higher than a passenger tire p235/r16 sl. These vehicles weigh in at 24,000 lbs gvw and at times can be overloaded. They also do not take into account the 5% safety factor since the rears are on duals. Tires were wearing extremely fast and some were developing separations in the tread and sidewall areas as well as a number of them blew out. It was recommends they move to a radial truck tire lr e and they were convinced this was the way to go since they would have a retreadable casing and more carrying capacity. …”