NHTSA Complaint #10272451 — 2008 WEEKEND WARRIOR LED 3505

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE TIRE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE RIGHT FRONT BLEW. THIS TIRE HAD LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON IT. IT DID CAUSE APPROX. 2500.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO OUR TRAILER. WE REPORTED THE TIRE FAILURE TO GLOBAL DIRECT COMPONENTS WHO IS THE TIRE DISTRIBUTOR. THEY DID SENT US A REPLACEMENT TIRE BUT OF THE SAME BRAND. THEY ARE ALSO IN LITIGATION WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY FOR RECOVERY OF THE TRAILER REPAIRS. THEN ON 4-19-09 AS WE WERE AGAIN DRIVING HOME WE HAD 2 MORE OF THE SAME BRAND OF TIRES GO BAD AND THESE TIRES HAVE THEN LESS 2300 MILES ON THEM. WE DID CATCH THEM BEFORE THEY BLEW BUT BOTH OF THESE TIRES HAVE A VERY LARGE BULGES IN THEM.. WE HAVE NOT HAD THEM REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER OF COURSE WANTS TO SEND US MORE OF THE SAME TIRES OF WHICH WE REALLY DON'T WANT CONSIDERING THE TURN OF EVENTS ABOVE. WE HAVE ALSO SINCE THIS LAST INCIDENT CALLED THEM TO FIND OUT ABOUT HOW TO GET REPLACEMENT TIRES BUT OF A DIFFERENT BRAND. THEY STATED BECAUSE THESE TIRES WITH THE NUMBERS OF 3107 AND 2507 HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED AS DEFECTIVE THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM WITH ANYTHING DIFFERENT. GLOBAL DIRECT COMPONENTS 4519 INNOVATION DR RIVERSIDE, CA 92518 800-282-2801 THE BRAND OF TIRE IS TRAIL AMERICA. THESE TIRES ARE NOT LISTED IN YOUR DROP DOWN SECTION. *TR