Wtgjr1
Junior Member
I bought a new 2017 Laramie Longhorn 3500 DRW in Jan 2018 to pull our new 5th wheel. I did not check the brand of tires during the purchase but while looking over the truck at home I saw it had Nexen, Korean made tires, installed. I had never heard of Nexen but I had no choice at that point. Last week while heading out on a trip with the 5th wheel, we experienced a tire tread separation and total sidewall blowout on the front left tire. Only 3452 miles on the truck. We did get stopped safely but in was interesting for a few seconds. Upon examination of the tire, I could see places with no evidence of the tread ever being “glued” to the carcass and the same with some of the tread that did not separate during failure. I have filed a warranty complaint with Nexen. I also went on the NHTSA website to post a safety report about the tire failure and found numerous other complaints about tread separation with Nexen tires. I am now afraid of the tires and am replacing all 6 tires at a cost of several hundred dollars I had not planned on spending. I want to do all I can to convince Fiat-Chrysler to get these bombs off future trucks so others will not have to experience what I have. I am asking your help in that if you have had problems with your Nexen tires, please post about your experience and also consider filing a formal safety report on the NHTSA website. Thank you.