NHTSA Complaint #10127334 — 2004 FOREST RIVER TRAVEL TRAILER

I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER ON I-37 BETWEEN CORPUS CHRISTI, TX. AND SAN ANTONIO, TX. WHEN ONE OFTHE CARLISLE ST205/75R15 TIRES BLEW ON THE 5TH WHEEL. THE TIRES WERE INFLATED TO SPECIFICATION(50 PSI/COLD) BEFORE STARTING THE TRIP HOME FROM CORPUS CHRISTI. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO TRAILER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. THIS WAS ON 3/24/05. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AT THE TIME. CARLISLE TIRE CO. REPLACED TIRE FREE OF CHARGE AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON 6/20/05 WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH KANSAS CITY, MO. ON I-435 THE SAME THING HAPPENED, ANOTHER BLOWN CARLISLE ST205/75R15 TIRE. THIS TIME THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE 5TH WHEEL, ABOUT $300 WORTH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AT THE TIME. I DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OF THE CARLISLE TIRES WITH A MORE RELIABLE BRAND RATHER THAN TAKE A CHANCE ON ANOTHER BLOWN CARLISLE TIRE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS 50 PSI/COLD WHEN I STARTED ON THE TRIP. I HAVE ALSO READ AND HEARD OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CARLISLE TRAILER TIRES. THE 5TH WHEEL IS A 2004 ROCKWOOD BY FOREST RIVER MODEL F8285SS PULLED WITH A CHEVY 2500HD DURAMAX 4X4.