NHTSA Complaint #10211219 — 2006 KZRV FRONTIER

I HAD PICKED UP MY TRAILER FRIDAY EVENING FROM THE DEALER FOLLOWING SOME WARRANTY WORK. I DROVE STRAIGHT THROUGH FROM MARTINSVILLE TO RICHMOND, ABOUT A 4 HOUR DRIVE WITH NO STOPS. AVERAGE HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN VERIFIED IN ALL 4 TIRES WHEN THE TRAILER WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALER 6 DAYS EARLIER. A CHECK OF THE REMAINING TIRES THIS MORNING SHOW ALL AT 50 PSI (+/-1 PSI). WHEN I GOT HOME I FOUND THE LEFT FRONT TRAILER TIRE BLOWN. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE IT WHILE DRIVING, NOT SURE AT WHAT POINT IN THE TRIP IT BLEW. THE TRAILER DID FEEL A LITTLE "LOOSE" BUT OTHERWISE PULLED OK. THE TRAILER IS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD AND WITH VERY FEW MILES ON IT. MOST OF OUR TRIPS ARE IN STATE. I WOULD ESTIMATE NO MORE THAN 5,000 TOTAL MILES. THE BLOWN TIRE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND UNDERCARRIAGE. NANKANG LOADMAX RADIAL, ST205/75R15, TUBELESS, LOAD RANGE C DOT WEUL 070 1005 N7. *TR