NHTSA Complaint #10232516 — 2007 FOREST RIVER SALEM LE

I HAVE A NEW (2007) FOREST RIVER SIERRA SPORT 38 FOOT FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. TRAILER CAME WITH TIRES MANUFACTURED BY GREENBALL, MODEL AVANTIRE, SIZE L235/85R16, LOAD RANGE G. WITH LESS THEN 600 MILES ON THE TIRES AND HAVING OWNED THE TRAILER NEW FOR LESS THEN 6 MONTHS, HAD A TOTAL BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE TRAILER. GREENBALL HAD ME TAKE THE TIRE TO DISCOUNT TIRE FOR WARRANTY, TIRE WAS COVERED. HOWEVER, PER DISCOUNT TIRE, TRAILER TIRES A RATED AT MAX SPEED OF 55 MPH. NO WHERE ON THE TRAILER, THE TIRES OR THE PAPERWORK PROVIDED WITH THE TRAILER IS THERE ANY LISTING OF MAX SPEED. WITH THE SPEED LIMITS ON FREEWAYS AT 75 MPH, IT IS ILLOGICAL TO THINK DRIVING AT 20 MPH UNDER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WILL NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS. PURCHASERS OF TRAILERS SHOULD BE WARNED OR MANUFACTURES SHOULD PUT FREEWAY QUALITY TIRES ON THEIR TRAILERS. UPDATED 04/29/09.*JB