NHTSA Complaint #10159189 — 2004 KEYSTONE COUGAR

ON A RECENT VACATION WE EXPERIENCED ONE INSTANCE OF TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF OUR 2004 COUGAR BY KEYSTONE FIFTH WHEEL AND ANOTHER INCIDENT OF SIDEWALL BLOWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE TIRES HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND HAD 5000 MILES ON THEM. THEY WERE MISSION BRAND TIRES. THE FIRST TIRE HAD SO LITTLE LEFT THAT WE DID NOT SAVE IT BUT WE DID SAVE THE SECOND TIRE. MY GEICO INSURANCE ADJUSTER LOOKED AT IT AND BELIEVED IT TO BE DEFECTIVE AND ASKED ME TO CALL THE RV DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY REPORTED INCIDENTS CONCERNING THE MISSION BRAND TIRES THAT CAME ON THE RIG. MY HUSBAND DID SO AND WAS TOLD BY A MANAGER THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST THAT HE KNEW OF. AFTER THAT I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND TYPED IN" MISSION TIRES "AND PRINTED OUT 20 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT DAMAGE TO KEYSTONE RV'S WITH THESE TIRES. SO KEYSTONE KNOWS ABOUT IT AS WELL AS THE DEALER THAT SOLD IT TO US. KEYSTONE HAS KNOWINGLY NOT RECALLED A PRODUCT THAT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ONE THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE MISSION TIRE COMPANY ALSO WAS NOTIFIED NUMEROUS TIMES BY MANY OF THESE COMPLAINANTS. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE OUTRAGE THAT BOTH THE KEYSTONE RV COMPANY AND THE MISSION TIRE COMPANY HAVE IGNORED SOMETHING SO SERIOUS. AND IT WAS ALSO AN OUTRAGE THAT THE RV DEALER LIED TO US ABOUT KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT THIS. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY ADDRESS THIS? *NM