NHTSA Complaint #10323059 — 2008 KEYSTONE EVEREST

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KEYSTONE EVEREST TRAILER. THE TIRES ON THE TRAILER ARE STARTING TO SWELL UNDER 5000 MILES WHICH WERE MANUFACTURER BY TIRECO. THE TIRECO TIRE SIZE WAS 235/80/R16 AND THE DOT NUMBER WAS 4YB3CQ1C1107. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES STATED THAT THE BLOWOUTS HAVE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY ON THE TIRE BRAND SHE HAD ON THE VEHICLE AND MUST BE GIVEN TO THE MANUFACTURER AND INSPECTED BEFORE THEY CAN BE REPLACED. KEYSTONE CITY RV WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TIRECO WILL INSPECT THE TIRES, BUT WOULD NOT COMMIT TO PROVIDING REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER TRAILER OWNER THAT TIRECO WAS AWARE THAT THE GUM STRIP THAT BINDS THE TIRE TREAD TO THE STEEL BELT ON THE TIRES WAS NOT PLACED ON THE TIRE WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TRAILER WAS 2900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4800. UPDATED 06/02/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/18/10.8JB