NHTSA Complaint #10126162 — 2002 FOREST RIVER WILDWOOD

RETURNING HOME FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE VACATION AND WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 60 MPH WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD THUD AND LOOKED IN THE SIDE MIRROR AND SAW THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAP BLEW OFF THE TIRE AND RIPPED OFF OUR FOREST RIVER 36CKSS 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS FENDER SKIRT AND DAMAGED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF TRAILER. ALL 4 TIRES PLUS THE SPARE WERE NEW ON OUR 2002 TRAVEL TRAILER, THEY HAD LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON THEM. THIS TIRE THAT BLEW NEVER WENT FLAT. THIS IS ONLY THE 2ND TRIP THIS CAMPER MADE SINCE NEW. TIRE MODEL INFORMATION: CARLISLE ALL COUNTRY RADIAL A/S, LT235/85R16 , DOT HN13001 AD4L WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER CARLISLE TIRE TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO FOR US. IT SEEMS THAT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS TIRE COMPANY, THEY HAVE FAR TOO MANY ISSUES WITH THEIR TIRES BLOWING APART THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES THIS TIME, THANK GOD, JUST A GOOD BIT OF DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER WHICH I AM SURE I WILL GET NO REIMBURSEMENT FOR. I DON'T REALLY WANT TO REPLACE THIS TIRE WITH ANOTHER OF THEIRS. I THINK THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND WE AS CONSUMERS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THOSE TIRES SO THAT WE MAY MAKE THE DECISION OF PURCHASING A MORE RELIABLE TIRE.