NHTSA — Tires: Sidewall Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1996 Volvo 850 wheels / hubs problems

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1996 Volvo 850 Owner Comments

problem #3

Sep 032000

(reported on)

850

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Tires have 12,000 miles - one tire has a large bubble on the sidewall( dot number: 27682 tire size: P195/60R15 )

- Los Gatos, CA, USA

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problem #2

Sep 032000

(reported on)

850

  • miles
Tires have 12,000 miles - one tire has a large bubble on the sidewall( dot number: 27682 tire size: P195/60R15 )

- Los Gatos, CA, USA

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problem #1

Feb 071999

(reported on)

850

  • miles
The problem I have experienced is a condition where the sidewall of the tires forms a bulge, causing the tire to become unbalanced and in danger of bursting. From speaking with several tire dealers, it seems that the cause of the problem is the ultra-low profile design of the tires which makes them unusually vulnerable to damage from normal road hazards. I have had four tires develop this condition on four separate occasions. Since I am extremely cautious about avoiding road hazards, and put snow tires on the car in the winter, it is obviously not a coincidence. Furtermore, it is quite evident that many other volve 850 owners have had the same bad fortune.( dot number: Tire size: 205-45/Z17 )

- Old Greenwich, CT, USA

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