NHTSA Complaint #10413373 — 2007 KEYSTONE EVEREST

I OWN A 2007 KEYSTONE EVEREST FIVER. THE TIRES ON IT ARE THE MISSION'S 235-80-16 LOAD RANGE. I'VE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS,THE FIRST WASN'T THAT BAD BUT THE SECOND ONE DID SOME DAMAGE ON THE SIDE OF THE CAMPER. I CONTACTED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE FIVE YEARS OLD THAT THEY COULDN'T OR SHOULD I SAY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I PURCHASED THE UNIT NEW OFF THE LOT IN 2007. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DATE ON THE TIRES WAS 2006 AND THAT THE LIFE SPAN OF TRAILER TIRES WAS 3 TO 5 YEARS THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER IF THEY WERE IN SERVICE OR WAS WAITING TO BE PUT ON THE UNITS. SO PEOPLE EVERYONE NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE DATES ON THE TIRES WHEN THEY GO TO PURCHASE A NEW CAMPER BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE OLDER TIRES ON IT AND NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. I KNOW THAT I WILL BE LOOKING. IT'S NOT FUN SETTING ON THE SIDE OF ROAD TRYING TO CHANGE A FLAT WITH TRUCKERS COMING BY YOU AT 80 MPH AND THE CAMPER ON A JACK WITH NO TIRE ON THE CAMPER SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE WONDERING IF ITS GOING TO FALL OF THE JACK BEFORE YOU GET THE TIRE BACK ON. *KB