Road Damaged Tire Coverage and Replacement

[PV2EV]

Apparently a rock on our gravel road poked a hole in a rear tread too large to be fixed. Is there any coverage of the tire by either Ford or General?

Can I replace just one with 9000 miles on the truck?

Are there better all season options I should look at?

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[RickLightning]

Unless you bought the Ford Tire/Wheel warranty, there is no coverage for road hazards.

Mileage is irrelevant, what matters is wear vs. the original tread. A store like Discount Tire can measure the tread of each and tell you whether you need 1 or 2 tires.

 

[PV2EV]

I thought the $4000+ EXTENDED warrenty covered them, but apparently not. They have about 10/32 left, or about a third worn.

 

[RickLightning]

I believe a general rule of thumb is >4/32 difference, but IANAE. I would suggest a shop like @Discount Tire would know the actual answer.

They also sell certificates for new cars to cover the tires.

 

[Discount Tire]

Apparently a rock on our gravel road poked a hole in a rear tread too large to be fixed. Is there any coverage of the tire by either Ford or General?

Can I replace just one with 9000 miles on the truck?

Are there better all season options I should look at?

Great question and we are sorry to hear that this happened with your new ride.

Generally speaking, it would be okay to replace a single tire with the same tire model when the tread depth variance is 2/32nd or less, so you should be ok to replace the single tire, however we do recommend having the remaining tires inspected to get the accurate tread depth.

Ideally, industry standard is replacing two tires on the same axle or four tires for AWD/4x4 vehicles.

If there is anything we can do to help please let us know. We appreciate all the referrals!

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