NHTSA Complaint #10733186 — 2015 SHASTA AIRFLYTE

THE TIRES ON THIS TRAILER ARE P225/75R15 WITH A WEIGHT RATING OF 1874 @35 PSI. AFTER DERATING THESE TIRES BY DIVIDING 1.10, THE SINGLE ADJUSTED RATING IS NOW 1704 FOR A COMBINED RATING OF 3408. THE AXLE TAG CLEARLY DISPLAYS 3500 LB. THESE TIRES FROM THE FACTORY DO NOT MEET OR EXCEED THE AXLE RATING. IN ADDITION, THE GVWR LABEL ON THE TRAILER DISPLAYS 3635 LBS. THIS RATING IS HIGHER THAN THE AXLE RATING. THE DRY WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER DISPLAYS 2146 WITH AN ALLOWABLE INCREASE OF CARGO TO NOT EXCEED 1472. THIS ADDS UP TO 3618 GVWR. AGAIN, THIS NUMBER IS HIGHER THAN THE GAWR OF 3500 LBS WITH TIRES CAPABLE OF 3408. THIS IS NOT CORRECT BY ANY MEANS. I HAVE READ THE CURRENT RECALL ON JULY, 8TH 2015 BY FOREST RIVER ABOUT LABEL HAVING WRONG INFORMATION; HOWEVER, MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. THESE TIRES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE AXLE OR LOAD RATING AND THE FACTORY IS MERELY CHANGING THE WEIGHT RATINGS TO ACCOMODATE FOR THE TIRES. AGAIN, SHASTA/FOREST RIVER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ISSUE AND NOT MERELY CHANGE THE NUMBERS ON A LABEL TO REFLECT A POOR TIRE CHOICE FOR THIS TRAILER. I HAVE SUPPORTING PHOTOS IF NECESSARY. MY TRAILER IS THE 16 FOOT MODEL.