NHTSA Complaint #10098229 — 2002 THOR SPORT UTILITY

I HAVE A 31' EXTREME TOY HAULER TRAILER THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH CARLISLE ST TYPE TIRES FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WITH LESS THAN 1500 MILES, I 3 OF THESE TIRES FAILED. ON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, A BELT SLIPPED AND THE TIRE DEVELOPED A SIDEWALL BULGE. THE TRAILER MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A NEW CARLISLE ST. LESS THAN 300 MILES LATER ANOTHER CARLISLE ST TIRE DEVELOPED A SIDE BULGE AND THEN BLEW THE SIDEWALL. CARLISLE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE, BUT GAVE ME CREDIT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF YET ANOTHER ST TIRE. WELL, 3 DAYS AGO AND ANOTHER 200 MILES, MY THIRD ST TIRE FAILED. THIS TIME IT WAS A TOTAL DISASTER WITH THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. IT NOT ONLY BLEW, IT DAMAGED THE TRAILER. I HAVE ASKED CARLISLE TO COMPLETELY REPLACE ALL SIX TIRES, BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS IF ANOTHER TIRE SHOULD FAIL. THEY FLAT OUT REFUSED, AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY CREDIT ME AS THE TIRE FAIL. SOUNDS LIKE CARLISLE WOULD RATHER DEAL WITH A LAWSUIT IN THE FUTURE WHEN SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HARMED DUE TO THEIR POOR TIRE QUALITY RATHER THEN REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRES NOW. *AK