NHTSA Complaint #10289196 — 2007 KEYSTONE RAPTOR

THIRD CARLISLE RADIAL TRAIL TIRE TO BLOW ON OUR THREE AXLE 34 FOOT RV TRAILER ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 WHILE RETURNING FROM MINNEAPOLIS, TRAVELING WEST ON INTERSTATE 80 AT 10:15 A.M. AT ABOUT MILE MARKER 272, NEAR THE EAST SIDE OF THE KEARNEY NE. EXIT, THE CENTER ROAD (DRIVER) SIDE CARLISLE TIRE ON OUR THREE AXLE RV TRAILER BLEW OUT. WE PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (WITHIN 150 FEET) AND REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE/WHEEL WITH THE SPARE AND CONTINUED ON TO JULESBURG COLORADO, WHERE WE HAD THE BLOWN TIRE REPLACE WITH A NON CARLISLE TIRE. AFTER THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WE CONTINUED HOME TO COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. WE HAD SPENT THE NIGHT OF 13 SEPTEMBER ON THE WEST SIDE OF OMAHA NE, AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS WITH 3 STOPS BEFORE THE THIRD TIRE BLEW. 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