NHTSA Complaint #10128935 — 2004 KEYSTONE SPRINTER

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2004 KEYSTONE SPRINTER 30 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER WITH ABOUT 2500 MILES. AT ABOUT 2000 MILES TRAILER GOT A FLAT ON THE PASSENGERS REAR, WHICH WAS FROM A HOLE ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL. THIS HAPPENED ON APRIL 1, 2005. THEN ON JULY 12, 2005 TRAILER LOST 2 MORE TIRES WITHIN 40 MILES OF EACH OTHER ON I95 IN NORTH CAROLINA, ABOUT MILE MARKER 104 AND THEN AT 146. THE FIRST FLAT WAS A COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE, WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED IT TORE THE FINDER OFF OF TRAILER AND DONE DAMAGE TO SIDE OF TRAILER. 40 MILES LATER THE OTHER TIRE THAT WAS ON THE PASSENGERS FRONT BLEW OUT, WHEN CONSUMER STOPPED SHE FOUND THAT THIS TIRE HAD A HOLE ON THE INTERIOR SIDE WALL, THIS LOOKED JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIRE THAT WENT FLAT. TIRES ARE REGULARLY SERVICED AND HAD NOT EVEN BEEN USED LONG ENOUGH TO NEED ROTATION YET. CONSUMER DID CHECK AXLES AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE FINE, SO CONSUMER DOES BELIEVE TIRES ARE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING; NO VIBRATION, NO SWAYING, OR ANOTHER TYPE OF NOTICEABLE MALFUNCTION OF TRAILER OR TIRES, BEFORE PROBLEM. NO BULGING OF TIRES OR ANY VISIBLE ABNORMAL WEAR. TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT 65 PSI WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED. MANUFACTURER WAS TIRECO INC., IN COMPTON, CA 90220, PHONE NUMBER 800-227-8925. TIRE MODEL M-108, MISSION COLD MAX TIRE. TIRE SIZE ST 225/75/R15 TYPE D, MAX LOAD OF 2540 LB, 8 PLY. ON TIRECO WEBSITE TIRECO.COM TIRE IS LISTED UNDER STOCK NUMBER 29-885C. THE TIRE MANUFACTURE DOES NOT HAVE A LISTING ON THE PULL DOWN MENU AVAILABLE IN THE MANUFACTURE INFORMATION PART OF THE VOQ. ALL THE PROPER INFORMATION ON TIRE IS LISTED IN THIS DESCRIPTION AND NOT ON THE OTHER PARTS OF THIS VOQ. *AK *NM