NHTSA Complaint #10241360 — 2006 DUTCHMEN T@B

I PURCHASED A 2006 GRAND JUNCTION 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER IN APRIL 2006 WITH POWER KING ST235.80.R.16E TOW TIRES MANUFACTURED IN 2005. TRAVELING FROM BATON ROUGE, LA, I WAS ALERTED THAT I WAS RUNNING ON A FLAT (RR). I STOPPED AND CALLED ROAD SERVICE TO SWAP THE SPARE TO GROUND. AFTER CAMPING IN WEST MEMPHIS THAT NIGHT, WE PROCEEDED TO NASHVILLE, AFTER 20 MILES THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. ROAD SERVICE WAS CALLED TO BRING 2 NEW TIRES, ONE TO REPLACE THE SPARE AND ON TO REPLACE THE BLOWOUT. REPAIRMAN CHECKED TIRE FOR PROPER AIR PRESSURE. EACH REMAINING TIRE WERE HOLDING 75 PSI. NO FURTHER INCIDENT UNTIL APPROACHING DAYTON, OHIO. THE LR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER BODY AND PLUMBING. I PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE SPARE TO GROUND, THEN CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION. TWO NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED TO REPLACE THE BLOWN TIRE AND THE REMAINING UNBLOWN ORIGINAL. THESE ORIGINAL TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 7000 MILES ON THEM. I REQUIRE FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES AMOUNTING TO $902.00 PLUS NEEDED REPAIRS TO TRAILER. *TR