NHTSA Complaint #10195431 — 2004 NATIONAL RV RAGE'N

REGARDING TIRE T23585R16, ON MAY 23, 2007 WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE OF THE 2004 30 RAGEN TOY HAULER. THE BLOWN OUT TIRE TREAD REMAINED ON THE TIRE BUT FLAPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER, CAUSING BLACK RUBBER TO BE THROWN ALL OVER THE TRAILER DOOR AND SIDE PANELS. THE TIRE WAS PULLED AND REPLACED WITH THE SPARE CARLISLE TIRE OF THE SAME SIZE. ON JUNE 23,2007 WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON HIGHWAY 101 JUST UT OF PASA ROBLES, CA AT 55 MPH THE BACK TIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BLEW OUT. I CHANGED THAT TIRE WITH AN ODD BALL SPARE THAT I HAD TO REPLACE BECAUSE I PUT THE SPARE CARLISLE ON THE FIRST BLOWOUT TIRE. THE TREAD STAYED ON THE TIRE, FLAPPING ONCE AGAIN AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILER, NO DAMAGE NOTED, JUST BLACK RUBBER ON THE TRAILER. ONCE AGAIN, EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER ON JUNE 30, 2007 WHILE TRAVELING ON ROUTE I5 AT STOCKTON, CA BACK FROM OUR TRIP TO THE COAST ANOTHER BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OCCURRED, THE ORIGINAL CARLISLE SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT AT 55 MPH. THIS BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER BETWEEN THE WHEEL WELL AND THE TRAILER WINDOW, AND RESULTED IN DOOR TO SLIGHTLY PULL AWAY FROM BEING EVEN. THE TRAILER HAD IMPACT DENTS THAT WILL BE VERY COSTLY TO BE REPAIRED. *AK