NHTSA Complaint #10259813 — 2000 COUNTRY COACH ALLURE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 COUNTRY COACH ALLURE. THE VEHICLE HAS TOYO TIRES, SIZE 275/70R M102Z (NA). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THREE BLOWOUTS WITH THREE OF THE SIX TIRES ON HIS MOTOR HOME. ALL THREE BLOWOUTS WERE APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO MONTHS APART. HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THE BLOWOUTS. NO CRASH OCCURRED. HE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THEY APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED AND BARELY ANYTHING REMAINED IN THE TIRES. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL SIX TIRES AT THE COST OF $263 PER TIRE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (TIRES) APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE MONEY HE SPENT FOR THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO CLAIM REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE DOT NUMBER FOR THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY EXPLODED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,475 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,119.