NHTSA Complaint #10133895 — 2004 KEYSTONE COUGAR

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER TIRES COMPLETELY FELL APART ON THE ROAD. THE WHOLE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. THE SPEED WAS 55-60 MPH. THESE ARE MISSION TIRES THAT ARE MANUFACTURED IN CHINA BY NANGKUNG RUBBER TIRE COMPANY. THE LOCATION ON THE TRAILER IS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER HAD TWO FAILURES. THE FIRST TIME THE TIRE FAILED IT DID $2,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER. THE TIME FRAME WAS WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHERS SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER REPLACED 4 TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. THE CONSUMER HAS DONE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIRES. THE WEBSITE ON RV.NET REQUESTED THAT CONSUMERS CONTACT NHTSA AND LISTED THE PHONE NUMBER FOR NHTSA. THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER IS A 2004 KEYSTONE COUGAR. *AK