NHTSA Complaint #10247227 — 2007 HEARTLAND BIGHORN

WE PURCHASED A 2007 BIGHORN 04/25/2007, NEW FROM A LOCAL RV SHOP. WE USED IT VERY LITTLE THE FIRST YEAR, I WAS WORKING, NOW SINCE I RETIRED WE STARTED TRAVELING WITH OUR BIGHORN. ON 07/08/08 NOTICED A BALL ON ONE OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES CAME WITH THE 5TH WHEEL ARE A KARRIER LOADSTAR ST235/80 R16 DOT 7YHJ ANC. TIRE REPLACED WITH LES SCHWAB. ON 09/24/2008 WE WERE TRAVELING, AND NEAR DILLON, MT. I NOTICED A BALL ON A DIFFERENT LOADSTAR , WENT TO DILLON AND REPLACED THAT TIRE, HAD THE OTHER TIRES CHECK AND WAS GOOD TO GO. LESS THAN 30 MINUTES FROM DILLON A LOADSTAR BLEW AND CAUSE CONSIDER AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO OUR BIGHORN. I HAD THE DILLON LES SCHWAB COME AND REPLACED THE ONE THAT BLEW AND THE LAST LOADSTAR ON THE 5TH WHEEL. I CONTACTED KENDA MAKERS ON KARRIER LOADSTAR. ALSO I SEEN ON DIFFERENT BLOGS AND WEBSITE THAT THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES. THAT THERE EVEN COULD BE A SILENT RECALL ON THE LOADSTARS, IF NOTHING AT LEAST PUT OUT A LOOK AT TIRE NOTICES. I FEEL THAT MY WIFE AND I WERE IN DANDER USING THE TIRES. *TR