NHTSA Complaint #10376520 — 2008 KEYSTONE COUGAR

I OWN A 2008 COUGAR 5TH WHEEL RV MADE BY KEYSTONE RV IN INDIANA. AFTER A TRIP TO TEXAS AND ONLY PUTTING ON 5000 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE SPLITTING IN THE TREADS. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT CHECKING TIRE QUALITY WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TIRE BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT KEYSTONE OCCASIONALLY SLIPS ON CHEAP BIAS PLY TIRES RATHER THAN RADIALS. THESE TIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN WITH BIAS PLYS HOWEVER A YEAR LATER THEY STARTED CUPPING AND WEARING UNEVENLY. I HAVE NOW REPLACED THESE TIRES AT MY COST WITH GOOD YEAR RADIALS. THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT KEYSTONE PUTS TOGETHER INFERIOR PRODUCTS TO IMPROVE THEIR BOTTOM LINE. *TR