NHTSA Complaint #10293377 — 2005 FOREST RIVER WILDCAT

THIS PAST MARCH I REPLACED MY 5 YEAR OLD FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILER TIRES (LOAD RANGE D) WITH SECURA SST 225-75/15 TIRES (E RATED TIRES). MY FIRST CAMPING TRIP IN APRIL OF APPROX 300 MILES I HAD NO PROBLEMS. OVER THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY ANOTHER TRIP OF AROUND 400 MILES RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT WITH TIRETREAD SEPARATION TO THE RIGHT REAR TRAILER AXLE . MY NEW SECURA SPARE WAS INSTALLED AND I RETURNED HOME APPROX 60 MILES. BLOWOUT WAS RETURNED TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE AND AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE TIRE I WAS GIVEN ANOTHER TIRE. MY THIRD TRIP OF THE YEAR IN AUGUST FOUND ME ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME WHEN I HAD ANOTHER BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT REAR AXLE OF MY TRAILER. AFTER PUTTING ON MY NEW SPARE I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 30 MILES WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS IS THE SAME TIRE THAT WAS PUT ON THE ROAD ABOUT 130 MILES AGO THIS PAST JULY. NEW GOODYEAR TIRES WERE PUT ON BY EMERGENCY ROADSERVICE AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE ON ALL 4 TRAILER TIRES AS MY WIFE REFUSED TO RIDE IN MY TRUCK FEARING ANOTHER BLOWOUT ON THE TRAILER MIGHT CAUSE US TO BE IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. ALL TIRES WERE RETURNED TO PLACE OF PURCHASE TO BE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THEIR REVIEW AND REPORT STATED THAT THE BLOWOUTS WERE A RESULT OF IMPACTS. I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT PULLS MY TRAILER AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE TIRES DID NOT RECEIVE ANY IMPACTS. I AM RELIGIOUS IN CHECKING TIRE PRESSURES SO AS TO AVOID SUCH PROBLEMS. *TR