NHTSA Complaint #10851834 — 2014 LAKOTA CHARGER

2013 GOODYEAR MARATHON ST235/80R16 LOAD E TIRE INSTALLED ON A 2014 LAKOTA CHARGER 8313 LIVING QUARTERS TRAILER. WIFE COMING HOME FROM HARRIMAN, TN TO NORTHERN VIRGINIA WHEN ON THE ROAD FOR 30 MINUTES WITH THREE SHOW HORSES VALUED MORE THAN THE FORD F450 AND TRAILER COMBINED INSIDE WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE TRAILER TIRE EXPLODED. SHE WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 40 AT NORMAL SPEED WHEN IT OCCURRED. LUCKILY SHE MANAGED TO CONTROL THE TRAILER AND TRUCK AND NOT WRECK AND GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND PARK SAFELY IN ORDER TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON. THE TIRE DID 2500 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER WHEEL WELL, LIGHTS, ETC. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER POSTS ON THIS TIRE BEING INSTALLED ON HORSE TRAILER, RVS, ETC, THESE TIRES ST235/80R16 BY GOODYEAR SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH EXPLODED WHILE ON THE ROAD. THE TIRE SEPARATED AND WHOLE MIDDLE SECTION PILLED OFF LIGHT IT WAS NOTHING. I HAVE UPLOADED PICTURES FOR YOU TO SEE IN REGARDS TO WHAT I AM EXPLAINING. IN ADDITION TO WHAT I READ, SEEMS THAT GOODYEAR WAS HAVING THESE PARTICULAR TIRES MADE IN CHINA NOT IN THE US. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED ON THESE TIRES BY EITHER GOODYEAR OR LAKOTA. PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A HORSE TRAILER AND PUTTING CHEAP TIRES ON IT IS ONLY DONE WHEN TRYING TO SAVE ON COST.