NHTSA Complaint #10551457 — 2004 TRAILERS FLATS

SPEED RATING OF ST RATED TRAILER TIRES IS TOO LOW MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT ALL ST RATED TRAILER TIRES HAVE A MAXIMUM SPEED RATING OF 65 MPH AND I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT, SINCE IN REAL LIFE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT AWARE OF THAT LIMIT AND THEY ARE PULLING THEIR TRAILERS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, RISKING THEIR LIVES AND EVERYBODY AROUND THEM. I HAVE HAD A TRAILER TIRE BLOW OUT AT 70 MPH AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE SPEED RATING LIMIT OF 65 MPH. I KEEP MY TIRE PRESSURES UP AND I AM VERY SAFETY CONSCIOUS, BUT MOST USERS ARE NOT INFORMED OF THE NEED TO USE THE MAXIMUM AIR PSI RATING ON THE TIRE AND TO LIMIT THEIR SPEED TO 65. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE GOVERNMENT CHANGE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ST RATED TRAILER TIRES BY REQUIRING THAT THE SPEED RATING BE AT LEAST A 75 MPH MINIMUM. ANYTHING LESS THAN A 75 MPH SPEED RATING IS A DANGER TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY SAFETY FACTOR FOR UNDER INFLATED AND OLDER WEAKER TIRES. I HAVE HAD MANY TRAILER TIRE'S TREAD SEPARATE AND RECENTLY FOUND THE STEEL BELT IN MY TRAIL AMERICA TRAILER TIRE WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE TREAD, BUT LUCKILY IT DID NOT BLOW OUT. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN PULLING MY TRAILER UP TO 75 MPH NOT KNOWING ABOUT THE 65 MPH RATING. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT I CAN DO TO PROMOTE A HIGHER SPEED RATING FOR ST RATED TRAILER TIRES? *TR