NHTSA Complaint #10472733 — 2004 MERHOW VERYLITE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERHOW VERYLITE TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH CARLISLE RADIAL TRAIL TIRES, SIZE: ST235/85/R16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES ALSO WENT FLAT AND WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE MILEAGE OF THE TRAILER AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 59,000. ..UPDATED 09/24/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON 05/08/11 THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. ON 08/03/12, THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, THE SAME AS THE FIRST TIRE. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOW TWO MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRAILER IS SERVICED YEARLY AND HE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD. HE EVEN HAD THE TECHNICIAN AT THE TIRE STORE CHECK THE PRESSURE AGAIN, TO ENSURE IT WASN'T LOW. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DENIED RESTITUTION FOR THE FOUR REPLACEMENT TIRES HE HAD TO PURCHASE AND THE MONEY HE HAD TO SPEND ON TRAILER REPAIRS. UPDATED 09/24/12 UPDATED 11/1/12 *CN UPDATED 11/02/2012 *JS