NHTSA Complaint #10171399 — 2005 NATIONAL RV DOLPHIN

2005 RV WITH LESS THAN 10K MILES. WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY UNDER NO STRESS, THE OUTSIDE PASSENGER REAR TIRE BEGAN BALLOONING ON THE SIDEWAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEN BLEW OUT A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE IN THE SEAM OF THE SIDEWALL. THE LAST TIME THE RV WAS DRIVEN WAS ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2006 (5 DAYS PREVIOUS). THIS INCIDENT WAS WITNESSED BY TIM ANDERSON WHO HAD BEEN WORKING IN THE DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME AND HEARD THE HISSING SOUND PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. HE WAS ALMOST INJURED IN THE INCIDENT AND HAD THANKFULLY MOVED AWAY SECONDS BEFORE THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE RV ON SUNDAY THE 15TH. HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH TRAFFIC, RAIN-SLICKED HIGHWAY RETURNING FROM BATON ROUGE TO FRIENDSWOOD ON THE 20TH, POSSIBLY 4 PEOPLE (IN OUR RV) PLUS OTHERS MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED (GOODYEAR TIRE). *NM