NHTSA Complaint #10614784 — 2013 JAYCO TOWABLE TRAILER
TIRES issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10614784 |
| Vehicle | 2013 JAYCO TOWABLE TRAILER |
| Component | TIRES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 7,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OH |
Consumer Description
WHILE TRAVELING EAST ON U.S 30 IN INDIANA, SPEED 58 MPH, LEFT REAR TIRE ON RV BLEW WITH NO WARNING. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE MORNING OF THE FAILURE. TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE AND DAMAGED SIDE PANEL AND SOME WIRING UNDER THE RV. WE CHANGED THE TIRE, USING THE SPARE AND MADE IT INTO THE CAMPGROUND. WE WENT TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS ALREADY SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION AND WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE MADE IT INTO THE TIRE SHOP WITHOUT HAVING ANOTHER FAILURE. WE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AT A SIGNIFICANT COST TO US. TIRES HAD LESS THAN 7000 MILES ON THEM, RV IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD. RV MANUFACTURER DOES NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES. TIRES WERE POWER KING TOW MAX THAT CAME ON THE RV. *TR