NHTSA Complaint #10289193 — 2007 KEYSTONE RAPTOR

SECOND CARLISLE RADIAL TRAIL TIRE TO BLOW ON OUR THREE AXLE 34 FOOT RV TRAILER ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 WHILE TRAILING NORTH EAST ON INTERSTATE 76 AT 6:10 P.M. AT ABOUT MILE MARKER 112 BETWEEN BRUSH AND STERLING, COLORADO THE REAR CURB (PASSENGER) SIDE CARLISLE TIRE ON OUR THREE AXLE RV TRAILER BLEW OUT. WE PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND FOUND THE REAR QUARTER PANEL, WHEEL FLAIR, AND THE CLEARANCE LIGHT WERE DAMAGED AND THE MUD FLAP MISSING FROM THE BLOWN CARLISLE TIRE. WE REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE/WHEEL WITH THE SPARE AND CONTINUED ON TO JULESBURG, COLORADO WHERE WE SPENT THE NIGHT. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING ABOUT 3 HOURS ON HIGHWAY 24 AND 71 AND HAD BEEN ON INTERSTATE 76 FOR A SHORT TIME. WE HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS BEFORE THE SECOND TIRE BLEW.THE NEXT MORNING WE HAD THE BLOWN TIRE REPLACE WITH A NON CARLISLE TIRE, THAN CONTINUED ON TO MINNEAPOLIS, MN. NOTE: I CARRY A COMPRESSOR AND TWO TIRE GAUGES, AND ALWAYS CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE FOR 62 TO 65 PSI (COLD) EACH DAY BEFORE TRAVELING. THE ESTIMATED MAX WEIGHT OF THE RV TRAILER ON ALL OF THESE TRIPS WAS AROUND 9,000 LBS. WE ALWAYS KEEP OUR SPEED BELOW 65MPH WHILE TRAVELING WITH THE RV TRAILER. *TR