NHTSA Complaint #10838606 — 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMA LITE

WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON MO-7 APPROX 2 MILES EAST OF GARDEN CITY, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT ON OUR BUMPER TOW 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER TRAVEL TRAILER WITH TANDEM TIRES. THE TIRE WAS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD, AND HAD LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT ON THIS TEMPERATE FALL DAY, WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE APPROX. 6 FT LONG LOOSE TREAD FLAILED THE WHEEL WELL AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE WHEEL WELL, TRAILER SIDE AND THE WASTE WATER TANK DRAIN LINES, VALVES, AND VALVE CONTROLS. VEHICLE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 58 MILES PER HOUR ON AN EXCELLENT ASPHALT ROAD SURFACE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ROAD HAZARDS.. THE TIRE PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED IN THE LAST 48 HOURS AND HAD BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 200 MILES. THE TRAILER WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND THE WHEEL WAS CHANGED WITH THE SPARE TIRE, THE TRAILER WAS TOWED BACK TO CLINTON, MO, WHERE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS OVER $6,000. THE INSURANCE COMPANY JUDGED IT TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.