NHTSA Complaint #10748697 — 2011 TRAILERS FLATS
TIRES issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10748697 |
| Vehicle | 2011 TRAILERS FLATS |
| Component | TIRES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 3,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IL |
Consumer Description
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 UNITED EXPRESS LINE 24" ENCLOSED VEHICLE HAULING A TRAILER (NA) EQUIPPED WITH POWER TOURING TRAIL EXPRESS TIRES, SIZE: 225/75/R15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRAILER. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. DURING THE 150 MILE TRIP, THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOW OUTS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.