Tire Tread/belt problems of the 1998 Dodge RAM

Three problems related to tire tread/belt have been reported for the 1998 Dodge RAM. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 11/21/2000

Pe00. 046; consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and suddenly driver's front side tire exploded. He was able to pull over to shoulders. Goodyear, lt245/75r16, there were no injuries. Right rear tire tread had separated from rim. There were two tire tread separations. Goodyear lt245/7516. There were no injuries.

2 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 06/12/2000

I had two tire problems on my truck,one right rear one left rear while cacing my camper. The left rear lost its tread, but the tire held together. The right rear lost its tread, and also distructed causing the wheel to lock up and scraping away part of the wheel. (tiresize: 255/85r16)( dot number: tire size: 255/85r16 ).

3 Tire Tread/belt problem

Failure Date: 01/11/2000

Tread separation on my goodyear wranglers rt/s lt245-75r16 load e. Contacted goodyear customer service however they stated nothing is wrong with those tires. Tires are on a Dodge Ram 2500 hd, diesel. Discovered flaw when after noticing the tire was low on air. (tiresize: lt24575r16)( dot number: tire size: lt24575r16 ).


Other Tire related problems of the 1998 Dodge RAM

Tire problems
5
Tire Sidewall problems
4
Tire Tread/belt problems
3
Spare Tire problems
1


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