PirelliWinter ice zero FR
Pirelli Ice Zero™ FR For extreme winter driving capability, turn to the Pirelli Ice Zero™ FR to keep safe and on the road where you belong. Pirelli Ice Zero™ FR Features Winter driving doesn't have to raise your blood pressure. Chill out this winter with the Pirelli Ice Zero™ FR, a winter tire tailor made to handle the toughest winter conditions in the world. With high levels of stability and control, this studless design offers wet and snow performance like you've never dreamed. This comfortable winter tire offers reliability where before you've had none. Its features include: RUN FLAT™ technology, available in select sizes, gives you greater control in emergency situations so you can address a flat or low air pressure tire safely at a service station instead of on the side of the road. Directional tread pattern is engineered to boost grip on a variety of surfaces, including water, ice and snow. Enjoy increased handling and control in snowy conditions thanks to a high sipe density in the tread's center block that increases snow retention and tire grip. Multiactive 3D siping tech keeps your tread blocks stable, even at higher speeds, so your traction is never interrupted. With its optimized footprint and variable control tension system, you'll experience better traction and braking with superior grip in challenging road conditions like ice, snow and soaked streets. Pirelli Ice Zero™ FR Treadwear & Warranty Pirelli strives to exceed desi
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NHTSA-reported issues for pirelli winter ice zero FR
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (459) · Sidewall (230) · Tread / Belt (165) · Valve (21) · TPMS (16)
Reported across: 1981 – 1998 (4 years)
What owners described
Sidewall failure appears in 27% of these reports; about 1.8× as often as across all tire complaints. Percentages are shares of the 604 reports covering every model year of the Pirelli that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.
| Reported problem | This subject | All tire complaints | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewall failure | 27% | 15% | 1.8× |
| Blowout or sudden deflation | 25% | 20% | 1.3× |
| Bubble or bulge in the tire | 19% | 6% | 3.2× |
| Cracking or dry rot | 14% | 9% | 1.5× |
| Loss of control, rollover or collision | 8% | 8% | 0.9× |
| Tread or belt separation | 4% | 13% | 0.3× |
Mileage at failure
397 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 15,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 3,000 and 37,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Pirelli. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI SCORPION TIRES, SIZE P275/55 R20, DOT NUMBER: N94BY5204610. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000 FOR BOTH THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE. UPDATED 10/17/13
I HAVE A 2010 CAMARO 2LT WITH 255-20FRONT AND 275-20REAR, AT AROUND 15K KILOMETERS I NOTICED A SLIGHT NOISE OF FRONT TIRES AND EFFECT ON THE STEERING, I FOUND A BIT LATER THAT THE PIRELLI P ZERO'S WERE STARTING TO CUP, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO MY GM DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THEM THROUGH WARRANTY, I HAD A FULL ALIGNMENT DONE, NOTHING WAS OUT OF LINE OR BALANCE. I AM ON MY 2ND SET OF FRONTS AND THEY ARE ALSO TOAST AT THE SAME MILEAGE INTERVAL. I AM NOT SURE IF THE TIRES ARE THE PROBLEM OR IF THE VEHICLES STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS TO LIGHT TO HANDLE THE LARGE TIRES? WHEN I LOOK AT THE STEERING SYSTEM I AM HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS THAT THIS IS THE CASE. GM WOULD OF COURSE DENY THIS AND I CANNOT PROVE THIS UNTIL I CHANGE OVER TO ANOTHER SET OF TIRES. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO FIND OUT IF THE STEERING BEING TOO LIGHT WOULD BE THE PROBLEM.
I HAVE A 2010 CAMARO 2LT WITH 255-20FRONT AND 275-20REAR, AT AROUND 15K KILOMETERS I NOTICED A SLIGHT NOISE OF FRONT TIRES AND EFFECT ON THE STEERING, I FOUND A BIT LATER THAT THE PIRELLI P ZERO'S WERE STARTING TO CUP, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO MY GM DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THEM THROUGH WARRANTY, I HAD A FULL ALIGNMENT DONE, NOTHING WAS OUT OF LINE OR BALANCE. I AM ON MY 2ND SET OF FRONTS AND THEY ARE ALSO TOAST AT THE SAME MILEAGE INTERVAL. I AM NOT SURE IF THE TIRES ARE THE PROBLEM OR IF THE VEHICLES STEERING/SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS TO LIGHT TO HANDLE THE LARGE TIRES? WHEN I LOOK AT THE STEERING SYSTEM I AM HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS THAT THIS IS THE CASE. GM WOULD OF COURSE DENY THIS AND I CANNOT PROVE THIS UNTIL I CHANGE OVER TO ANOTHER SET OF TIRES. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO FIND OUT IF THE STEERING BEING TOO LIGHT WOULD BE THE PROBLEM.
I BOUGHT 4 PIRELLI P4 P185/60R-15 TIRES. LESS THAN 6K MILES A TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL. NOW AT 17K MILES ANOTHER TIRE HAS A BIG BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. I AM TAKING THAT BACK TO DISCOUNT TIRE FOR A REPLACEMENT. I DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES AND I DRIVE SLOW. THIS IS SCARY.
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Specs
| Brand | Pirelli |
|---|---|
| Model | Winter Ice Zero FR |
| Season | winter |
| Type | truck-suv |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
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Pirelli winter ice zero FR: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Winter Ice Zero FR is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.
Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a winter tire built for the truck-suv segment, the Winter Ice Zero FR is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.
Pirelli Ice Zero™ FR For extreme winter driving capability, turn to the Pirelli Ice Zero™ FR to keep safe and on the road where you belong. Pirelli Ice Zero™ FR Features Winter driving doesn't have to raise your blood pressure. Chill out this winter with the Pirelli Ice Zero™ FR, a winter tire tailor made to handle the toughest winter conditions in the world. With high levels of stability and control, this studless design offers wet and snow performance like you've never dreamed. This comfortable winter tire offers reliability where before you've had none. Its features include: RUN FLAT™ technology, available in select sizes, gives you greater control in emergency situations so you can address a flat or low air pressure tire safely at a service station instead of on the side of the road. Directional tread pattern is engineered to boost grip on a variety of surfaces, including water, ice and snow. Enjoy increased handling and control in snowy conditions thanks to a high sipe density in the tread's center block that increases snow retention and tire grip. Multiactive 3D siping tech keeps your tread blocks stable, even at higher speeds, so your traction is never interrupted. With its optimized footprint and variable control tension system, you'll experience better traction and braking with superior grip in challenging road conditions like ice, snow and soaked streets. Pirelli Ice Zero™ FR Treadwear & Warranty Pirelli strives to exceed desi
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