Table 1 shows one common tire related problems of the 2017 Ford F-250.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Tire problems |
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250 equipped with super swamper tires (tire size: 37/1250/r20lt and dot number: 3u5hp3lx4720). The contact stated that while driving 50 mph the when the rear driver-side tire. The contact had to pull over to the side of the road. The contact had the vehicle towed where a spare was placed on the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to a tire shop who had replaced the tires with the same brand and size, however, the new tires had new dot number 3u5hp3lx3921. The new tire on the front driver-side had blew out while parked in the garage at less than 3,000 miles. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage of the vehicle was 29,000 and for the tires was approximately 4,900.
Tire failures during towing lexani lt 275/65r20 tires are stated to have 3750 max load capacity, 50% of the tires have failed during normal towing. Have not experienced the same with other manufacturers and feel these are not capable of stated capacity.