HINGE ON REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW AND PREVENTED WINDOW FROM LATCHING. (THE HINGE FAILURE COCKED THE WINDOW AND MADE IT CROOKED ON THE LIFTGATE.) THIS WINDOW HAS ONLY BEEN OPENED MAYBE 2 - 3 DOZEN TIMES TOTAL IN 7 YEARS. IF I HADN'T BEEN FOCUSED, I MIGHT HAVE DRIVEN OFF AND WINDOW MIGHT HAVE BLOWN OFF THE VEHICLE AS MOST OF MY DRIVING IS ON HIGHWAYS. IF SOMEONE ELSE HAD BEEN DRIVING IT AND NOT NOTICED THE IMPERFECT WAY THE WINDOW CLOSED (WHICH WOULD BE PROBABLE), THE WINDOW MOST ASSUREDLY WOULD HAVE BLOWN OFF DUE TO WIND TURBULENCE. *TR
1999
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ATTORNEY WRITING ON THE BEHALF OF 4 ACCIDENTS IN WHICH HE STATES WERE CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION, THIS PARTICULAR POLICE REPORT STATES THE RIGHT REAR BF GOODRICH RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A, P245/75R16, 109S M AND S TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, THERE WAS ONE FATALITY AND ONE INJURY, THIS POLICE REPORT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT GIVES SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION. *SLC