Ford Pickup Tires Recalled, Underlining Danger of Defective Tire Accidents in Texas

Texas is a pickup truck state. This week, those owning Ford F-250 and F-350 model trucks will definitely want to pay close attention to the latest tire recall news from the popular automaker.

Continental Tire is recalling over 390,000 Super Duty truck tires, 330,000 of which were used on new Ford F-250 and F-350 trucks from 2008-2009. The rest were sold as replacement tires for the same vehicles.

The reason for the recall, according to Continental, is that they "did not meet Continental's performance expectations in the field." In other words, the tires were wearing unevenly and vibrating excessively, potentially leading to the tire treads separating from the sidewalls.

Though Continental and Ford are offering to replace the tires free of charge, the recall underlines an important point: We are inclined to trust our tires with our lives on a daily basis, but no company or manufacturer is infallible. Texas tire blowout accidents can happen at anytime.

When the tires on your vehicle or the vehicles driving next to you blow out, the consequences can be catastrophic. Some of the injuries that can occur include:

• Broken bones
• Serious burns or lacerations
• Internal injuries
• Back or neck injuries
• Head or brain injuries
• Death

If you or a loved one has been injured in a wreck caused by defective tires, which might be the responsibility of the designers or manufacturers who produced the tire, you may be eligible to recover damages as a result. Call a Texas tire recall attorney to learn more.

You can get in touch with the Texas tire recall lawyers of Denena & Points today to request a free consultation by calling (877) 307-9500.