2018 FORD EXPLORER — Complaint #1815027
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NHTSA Complaint about TIRES:MARKINGS filed May 27, 2022
NHTSA complaint #1815027 (ODI reference 11466345) concerns a 2018 FORD EXPLORER and was filed on May 27, 2022. The owner reports the failure occurred on April 13, 2022. The report was geocoded to Illinois based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as tires:markings, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD EXPLORER cohort independently describe similar tires:markings failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2018 FORD EXPLORER shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
i notice that my car is sliding in somewhat wet terrain situations. I did notice it last year but didn't think at 24k miles my tire treads were bad. I had my car serviced and they are telling me at 32K miles I need new tires and they are bad. These tires are warranted for 50K miles. There are rubber tears at the tread and well as complete baldness. Terrible! Had I been driving much this winter there would no doubt be a incident. These are a issue on all 4 tires. I see there are many complaints with these Hankook Ventus Noble tires. Something needs to be done or recalled. We are the consumer. Protect us!
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1815027 |
| ODI Number | 11466345 |
| Date Filed | May 27, 2022 |
| Failure Date | April 13, 2022 |
| VIN | 1FM5K8D8XJG |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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