NHTSA Complaint #10733950 — 2013 KEYSTONE RAPTOR

TRAVELING WEST ON 44 THROUGH MISSOURI NEAR ST. JAMES AT 60-62 MPH OR 1650 RPM ON DIESEL WE HEARD A LARGE BOOM AND I NOTICED VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. IT'S A TOYHAULER BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR TOYS WITH US! WE HAD 2 BICYCLES TO RIDE. ALSO TWO LIGHT WEIGHT DOG CRATES MADE OF PLASTIC IN THE BACK. I OBSERVED OUT THE RIGHT MIRROR PARTS COMING OFF MY TRAILER. WE SLOWLY AND SMOOTHLY EASED TO 5 MPH. I THEN WENT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN AND SEVERED MY LEVELING SYSTEMS HYDRAULICS. ONE LEG WAS ON THE GROUND DRAGGING, I RAISED THE LEG BY HAND AND DUCT TAPED UP FOR A TEMP REPAIR SO I COULD FORWARD TO TAKE THE CAMPER OFF THE ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION WHICH H WAS RIGHT THERE. I CALLED MY ROADSIDE ASSISTED INSURANCE AND THEY CHANGED TIRE TO SPARE. I LOOKED AT DAMAGED AND CONTINUED ON TO OUR CAMPING SPOT IN BRANSON MISSOURI. WE MADE SOME MORE MINOR REPAIRS AND CONTINUED ON OUR TRAVELS WITHOUT A SPARE AND THA LEVELING SYSTEM! PS THIS IS THE SECOND BLOWOUT IN 10 MONTHS ON THIS UNIT. TIRES: GRAND TOURINS ST235/80/R16 E RATED 3520 LBS. *TR